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31673Sports Reference Logo12/4: ProFootballRumors.com- Martellus Bennett Rejected Patriots Extensionhttp://www.profootballrumors.com/2016/12/martellus-bennett-turned-down-7mmyear-from-patriots
Patriots tight end Martellus Bennett rejected a $7MM per year extension offer before the season, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL.com (Twitter link). However, talks are expected to resume after the season concludes. [RELATED: Fallout From Rob Gronkowski Injury] Bennett, 29, was reportedly one of sev2016-12-04 15:40:1712/3: ProFootballRumors.com- Patriots Notes: Gronk, Cannon, Foster, FAshttp://www.profootballrumors.com/2016/12/patriots-notes-gronk-cannon-foster-fas
Rob Gronkowski opting against a holdout during the summer continued to limit the historically great tight end&#8217;s earning potential, and Ben Volin of the Boston Globe views that decision as costly for the again-injured All-Pro. Gronkowski was coming off two dominant seasons this summer but conti2016-12-03 16:41:3012/1: NFL Trade Rumors- NFL Notes: Franchise Tags, London, Bills & Cardinalshttp://nfltraderumors.co/nfl-notes-franchise-tags-london-bills-cardinals/
Franchise Tags Joel Corry of CBS Sports takes an in-depth look at 12 impending free agents who could be headed for the franchise tag in 2017. Corry&#8217;s list of potential candidates includes: Redskins QB Kirk Cousins Steelers RB Le&#8217;Veon Bell Cardinals OLB Chandler Jones Browns OLB Jamie Col2016-12-01 10:41:1611/26: ProFootballRumors.com- AFC East Notes: Sheard, Patriots, Jetshttp://www.profootballrumors.com/2016/11/afc-east-notes-sheard-patriots-jets
Following a productive 2015 season, many expected Patriots defensive end Jabaal Sheard to get paid this offseason. Instead, the Patriots have continued to reduce the 27-year-old&#8217;s playing time, culminating in the former second-rounder being inactive for last weekend&#8217;s game against the 492016-11-26 11:40:4811/24: ProFootballRumors.com- Redskins To Franchise Kirk Cousins Again?http://www.profootballrumors.com/2016/11/redskins-franchise-tag-kirk-cousins
As we look ahead to the spring, Redskins quarterback Kirk Cousins stands as the top player on the free agent market. While big names like Chandler Jones, Kawann Short, Jamie Collins, and Dont&#8217;a Hightower are also eligible for free agency, Cousins stands to make the most money given the dearth 2016-11-24 14:40:2811/20: ProFootballRumors.com- Martellus Bennett Will Be Offseason Priority For Patshttp://www.profootballrumors.com/2016/11/martellus-bennett-will-be-offseason-priority-for-pats
The Patriots will have a number of important decisions to make regarding their own free agents at the end of the season, but Ian Rapoport of NFL.com tweets that the club will make Martellus Bennett a top offseason priority. Acquired earlier this year in a trade with the Bears, Bennett has been every2016-11-20 12:43:1811/6: ProFootballRumors.com- 2017 Free Agent Power Rankingshttp://www.profootballrumors.com/2016/11/2017-free-agent-power-rankings
We&#8217;re halfway through the 2016 regular season, so letâs turn our attention to the offseason for a moment and take a look at the first installment of our 2017 NFL Free Agent Power Rankings. This list is comprised only of upcomingÂ unrestricted free agents, and is ranked by projected guaranteed m2016-11-06 22:43:4711/3: PatsPropaganda- 5 Patriots Defensive Fixes for the Bye Weekhttp://www.patspropaganda.com/patriots-defensive-fixes/
The bye week is a time to take a step back and reflect on what the team needs to do better moving forward into the second half of the season. Never has that been more true than with the Patriots defense, now that they&#8217;ve traded away one of their key contributors. There are holes to [&#8230;]2016-11-03 09:40:1211/2: ProFootballRumors.com- Extra Points: Staley, Turner, Chiefs, UFAs, Bengalshttp://www.profootballrumors.com/2016/11/extra-points-staley-turner-smith-ufas-bengals
Joe Staley&#8216;s name was among the centerpieces of the 2016 trade deadline, one that ended with just one major deal. The 10th-year 49ers left tackle did not expect to be traded, reports of his availability notwithstanding. &#8220;Iâm an old man. My name is going to come up every year,â Staley sai2016-11-02 22:42:3411/2: NFL Trade Rumors- NFL Notes: HC Hot Seat, Free Agents, Cardinals & Vikingshttp://nfltraderumors.co/nfl-notes-hc-hot-seat-free-agents-cardinals-vikings/
HC Hot Seat Nate Davis of USA Today has updated his hot seat rankings for NFL coaches following Week 8&#8217;s slate of games. According to Davis, the coaches to watch moving forward include: Jaguars HC Gus Bradley Bears HC John Fox Chargers HC Mike McCoy Bengals HC Marvin Lewis Bills HC Rex Ryan Fr2016-11-02 12:41:5411/2: PatsPropaganda- Patriots Film Review: Defense Got No Juice Editionhttp://www.patspropaganda.com/patriots-film-review-defense-edition/
In today&#8217;s film review I&#8217;m going to try toÂ ignore Jamie Collins. It would be easy to make this all about Collins and how his play in this single game may or may not have impacted him getting traded. But here on the blog I&#8217;m about the future and without Collins there&#8217;s plenty 2016-11-02 09:40:0010/31: Last Word on Sports- Jamie Collins Trade Analysishttp://lastwordonprofootball.com/2016/10/31/jamie-collins-trade-analysis/
Jamie Collins Trade Analysis. Bill Belichick sent a message to his team by trade starter Jamie Collins to the Cleveland Browns.
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2016-10-31 20:40:4010/31: ProFootballRumors.com- Reaction To The Jamie Collins Tradehttp://www.profootballrumors.com/2016/10/reaction-to-and-fallout-from-jamie-collins-trade
The NFL&#8217;s official transaction wire lists the Patriots&#8217; return for linebacker Jamie Collins as a conditional 2018 fourth-round pick, not a 2017 third-round compensatory pick as originally reported, according to Doug Kyed of NESN (Twitter link). That could because the deal is sti**** o2016-10-31 20:40:2910/31: EndZone Score- New England Patriots trade Jamie Collins to the Cleveland Browns for compensatory pickhttp://www.endzonescore.com/new-england-patriots-trade-jamie-collins-cleveland-browns/51125
Bill Belichickâs decision-making continues to perplex the rest of the NFL. The New England Patriots have traded Pro Bowl linebacker Jamie Collins to the Cleveland Browns for a conditional third-round draft pick. Collins is an unrestricted free agent at the end of this season so Cleveland will have t2016-10-31 14:38:0510/31: NFL Spin Zone- New England Patriots Trade Jamie Collins To Cleveland Brownshttp://nflspinzone.com/2016/10/31/jamie-collins-trade-patriots-browns/
Jamie Collins is officially on the move. The New England Patriots shipped him to the Cleveland Browns on Monday afternoon.
The NFL Trade Deadline usually comes and passes pretty quietly. This year, the deadline date was set for Nov. 1, but not much had happened before Monday. On Halloween, the New 2016-10-31 14:37:5610/31: PatsPropaganda- Shock Report: Patriots Trade Jamie Collins to Brownshttp://www.patspropaganda.com/shock-report-patriots-trade-jamie-collins-to-browns/
Bill Belichick and the Patriots have a long list of bombshell trades over the past 16 years and today&#8217;s reported trade of Jamie Collins to the Cleveland Browns for a third round pick is right up there with the 2009 Richard SeymourÂ trade to Oakland and the 2010 mid-seasonÂ Randy Moss trade to Mi2016-10-31 13:38:5210/31: PatsPropaganda- Pats Posits: Systematic Destruction of the Billshttp://www.patspropaganda.com/pats-posits-systematic-destruction-of-the-bills/
The Patriots capped off the first half of their 2016 season with a convincing 41-25 win over the Bills that puts them three games ahead in the division as we sit at Halloween. Considering Tom Brady&#8216;s suspension, and Jimmy Garoppolo and Jacoby Brissett&#8216;s injuries, it would be hard to ask 2016-10-31 09:38:3910/30: ProFootballRumors.com- AFC Notes: Murray, Colts, RGIIIhttp://www.profootballrumors.com/2016/10/afc-notes-murray-colts-rgiii
Let&#8217;s take a quick swing around the AFC: Titans RB DeMarco Murray had an MRI on his toe after Thursday night&#8217;s victory over Jacksonville, and the prognosis is good, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL.com (via Twitter). Rapoport&#8217;s source indicated that Murray will be fine. Kevin Bowen2016-10-30 13:40:2110/29: ProFootballRumors.com- AFC Notes: Jaguars, Marrone, Patriots, Sankeyhttp://www.profootballrumors.com/2016/10/afc-notes-jaguars-marrone-hackett-patriots-van-noy-gaffney-sankey
The Jaguars&#8216; decision to promote Nathaniel Hackett to offensive coordinator today would ease the transition in the event that Doug Marrone is promoted to head coach, as Jason La Canfora of CBSSports.com (Twitter links). Obviously, projecting the firing of current head coach Gus Bradley is putt2016-10-29 23:40:2010/29: NFL Trade Rumors- NFL Notes: Content, Draft, Bears, Patriots & Vikingshttp://nfltraderumors.co/nfl-notes-content-draft-bears-patriots-vikings/
Content The NFL recently began clamping down on teams posting highlights on their social media accounts during the game, which has drawn the ire of at least a few teams. However, Jason La Canfora reports thatÂ Patriots president Jonathan Kraft and Cowboys owner Jerry Jones got into a heated argument 2016-10-29 14:39:5610/28: PatsPropaganda- New England Patriots Gameplan: Week 8 at Buffalo Billshttp://www.patspropaganda.com/new-england-patriots-gameplan-week-8-at-buffalo-bills/
It&#8217;s been just four short weeks since the Patriots were shut out at home for the first time since the early 90&#8217;s by the Buffalo Bills. The game got off to annoying start when the Bills secondary took issue with Jacoby Brissett and Malcolm Mitchell running by their pregame drills and star2016-10-28 08:39:0810/27: PatsPropaganda- New England Patriots Gameplan: Week 7 at Pittsburgh Steelershttp://www.patspropaganda.com/new-england-patriots-gameplan-week-7-at-pittsburgh-steelers/
The 5-1 Patriots travel to Pittsburgh to take on the Steelers Sunday in whatÂ was supposed to be an AFC Championship game preview, but with Ben Roethlisberger out the game won&#8217;t quite live up to that hype. Still the Steelers have two of the most dynamic weapons in the game &#8212; Antonio Brown2016-10-27 12:12:0910/27: Musket Fire- Week 7: Patriots - Steelers Preview and Predictionhttp://musketfire.com/2016/10/23/week-7-patriots-steelers-preview-prediction/
In what was supposed to be a AFC Championship Preview between the New England Patriots and Pittsburgh Steelers is now just a regular game.
Thanks to an injury to QB Ben Roethlisberger last week, the Pittsburgh Steelers will be without their star QB and will play at a serious disadvantage when they 2016-10-27 12:07:4610/19: PatsPropaganda- Patriots vs. Bengals Film Review: Defense Editionhttp://www.patspropaganda.com/patriots-vs-bengals-film-review-defense-edition/
There was a lot to like about the Patriots defensive performance in their 35-17 win over the Bengals. It wasn&#8217;t all perfect, there were three drives where the Bengals moves the ball with ease, but as the game progressed the Patriots defense settled in and showed improvement in some of the area2016-10-19 08:38:4610/19: isportsweb.com- Is Cody Kessler the long-term answer for the Cleveland Browns?http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/isportsweb/~3/pKHFXH7Y8us/
The Cleveland Browns have had five quarterbacks attempt a pass under center this season. After Robert Griffin III and Josh McCown went down with shoulder injuries in the first and second games of the season, respectively, rookie quarterback Cody Kessler was named as the teamâs 26th starter since 12016-10-19 02:38:0110/18: Musket Fire- Week 6: Bengals - Patriots Game Reviewhttp://musketfire.com/2016/10/18/week-6-bengals-patriots-game-review/
In his home debut, New England Patriots&#039; QB Tom Brady had a stellar game throwing for 376 yards and 3 TDs against the Cincinnati Bengals.
It was a slow game on both sides of the ball from the Patriots to start the game, but they eventually got things going during the second half.
With this 2016-10-18 13:37:0610/18: Chowder and Champions- Boston Sports Daily: Patriots Jump To Top Of Power Rankingshttp://chowderandchampions.com/2016/10/18/boston-sports-daily-patriots-jump-to-top-of-power-rankings/
The Patriots Jumped To The Top Of AFC Power Rankings, Debate About Jaylen Browns Role, And A Look At How The Patriots Changed Their Scheme Against Bengals
Grab your morning cup of coffee and join us here at Chowder and Champions for a compilation of Boston sports daily links that will help keep you2016-10-18 06:36:5410/17: PatsPropaganda- Pats Posits: Progress and Unstoppabilityhttp://www.patspropaganda.com/pats-posits-progress-and-unstoppability/
It&#8217;s not hard to say this weekend&#8217;s Pats Pilgrimage was a success. The Patriots got a win, but more importantly it was a weekend of immense fun with family, friends and my Pats Fan Brethren. The game itself was a good one to see live. You squirmed just enough before everything turned aro2016-10-17 10:40:1910/17: Life of a Sportsaholic- Patriots with 3rd Quarter Magic Against Bengalshttp://lifeofasportsaholic.com/2016/10/17/patriots-with-3rd-quarter-magic-against-bengals/
The first half of Sunday&#8217;s Patriots vs Bengals game was dominated by the Bengals in almost everyÂ aspect of the game except the scoreboard. The Patriots were up 10-7 going into the break thanks to some timely defense (4th and 1 stop on the goal line) and a late 9 play, 50 yard drive that ended2016-10-17 09:39:5110/16: ProFootballRumors.com- Patriots Notes: Lewis, Jackson, Bennett, Butlerhttp://www.profootballrumors.com/2016/10/patriots-notes-lewis-mason-bennett-butler-collins-hightower-ryan-sankey
The Patriots have made team-friendly extension offers to a number of their pending free agents &#8212; including Martellus Bennett, Malcolm Butler, Jamie Collins, Dont&#8217;a Hightower, and Logan Ryan &#8212; but so far, no player has been interested in putting pen to paper, according to Ben Volin 2016-10-16 16:39:3610/15: Chowder and Champions- New England Patriots Week 6 Injury Report Includes Gronkhttp://chowderandchampions.com/2016/10/15/new-england-patriots-week-6-injury-report-includes-gronk/
Patriots Week 6 Injury Report
The Patriots released their week 6 injury report Friday ahead of Sundays matchup at home against the Cincinnati Bengals.
Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski missed Friday&#039;s practice because he was sick, per the team&#039;s latest injury report. He has been listed2016-10-15 13:37:3910/14: PatsPropaganda- New England Patriots Gameplan: Week 6 vs. Cincinnati Bengalshttp://www.patspropaganda.com/new-england-patriots-gameplan-week-6-vs-cincinnati-bengals/
Once again, we&#8217;re on to Cincinnati! And yours truly is especially excited because it&#8217;s time for my annual pilgrimage home for a Pats game. I saw plenty of games as a kid when the Patriots stunk in the 80&#8217;s and 90&#8217;s, but in the summer of 2006 I still hadn&#8217;t seen a live B2016-10-14 08:39:1310/12: PatsPropaganda- A Closer Look at Elandon Robertshttp://www.patspropaganda.com/patriots-elandon-roberts/
By now you&#8217;ve probably had the treat of seeing Patriots rookie Elandon Roberts run right through Joe Thomas to tackle Isaiah Crowell this past weekend. If not here it is from the end zone cam of the All-22 which really captures what a wrecking ball Roberts was. This is the kind of thumping the2016-10-12 15:39:4110/11: Musket Fire- Week 5: Patriots - Browns Game Analysishttp://musketfire.com/2016/10/11/week-5-patriots-browns-game-analysis/
TheNew England Patriots(4-1) stomped theCleveland Browns(0-5) on their home field in Brady&#039;s return after getting completely shutout the week before to the Buffalo Bills.
Bill Belichick preached all week long that for them to win games, it&#039;s going to need to be a team effort. Patriots QB 2016-10-11 08:37:4010/10: EndZone Score- Cleveland Browns coach Hue Jackson takes blame for Cody Kessler injuryhttps://www.endzonescore.com/jackson-takes-blame-kessler-injury/49369
On a day where the focus nationally was on the visiting quarterback, Tom Brady making his season debut at FirstEnergy Stadium, the home quarterback made headlines and not in a good way. The Cleveland Browns had a starting quarterback get knocked out of a game for the third time this season. Cody Kes2016-10-10 05:37:0010/10: PatsPropaganda- Pats Posits: 4-1 and It&#8217;s Real Funhttp://www.patspropaganda.com/pats-posits-4-1-fun/
Tom Brady is back like he never left. Brady tore up the Browns for his 8th career 400-yard game, with three touchdowns to Martellus Bennett, en route to the Pats 33-13 win over the Browns in Cleveland. All in the Patriots Universe is right. Now, with Deflategate firmly in the rearview mirror (I pray2016-10-10 01:39:1110/10: EndZone Score- Cleveland Browns coach Hue Jackson takes blame for Cody Kessler injuryhttp://www.endzonescore.com/jackson-takes-blame-kessler-injury/49369
On a day where the focus nationally was on the visiting quarterback, Tom Brady making his season debut at FirstEnergy Stadium, the home quarterback made headlines and not in a good way. The Cleveland Browns had a starting quarterback get knocked out of a game for the third time this season. Cody Kes2016-10-10 00:37:0410/9: Last Word on Sports- New England Patriots Week Five Takeawayshttp://lastwordonprofootball.com/2016/10/09/new-england-patriots-week-five-takeaways/
After being shutout at home for the first time since 1993 last week, the New England Patriots bounced back to crush the Cleveland Browns 33-13 at FirstEnergy Stadium in Cleveland. Tom Brady, coming off a four-game suspension, propelled the team to an early lead, while the defense smothered the multi2016-10-09 17:39:4910/4: Musket Fire- In Depth: Week 4 - Bills vs. Patriots Game Analysishttp://musketfire.com/2016/10/04/depth-week-4-bills-vs-patriots-game-analysis/
16-0 Buffalo Bills.
Who would&#039;ve guessed the Rex Ryan would&#039;ve shut out the New England Patriots, let alone win in Foxboro. It was an impressive win for him, and the Bills now hold their heads high as they improve to 2-2.
For the Patriots however, there weren&#039;t many great things2016-10-04 12:37:0510/3: PatsPropaganda- Pats Posits: We&#8217;re On to Tom Bradyhttp://www.patspropaganda.com/pats-posits-were-on-to-tom-brady/
And that&#8217;s a wrap on Deflategate. Tom Brady is back Patriots fans, just as the dreaded thoughts of &#8220;the end&#8221; were starting to seep into our consciousness, here comes TB12 to (we hope) the rescue. The Patriots laid a goose egg on the scoreboard and on the field against the Bills, lo2016-10-03 01:38:459/30: ProFootballRumors.com- AFC East Notes: Patriots, Collins, Jets, McCainhttp://www.profootballrumors.com/2016/09/afc-east-notes-patriots-collins-hightower-brady-ninkovich-jets-mccain
The Patriots have seven defensive starters hitting the free agent market at once, but coach Bill Belichick claims he isn&#8217;t worried, as Doug Kyed of NESN.com writes. âIn general, thereâs some team planning, you do what you can do,â Belichick said. âSometimes if you can work out a contra2016-09-30 21:39:329/30: PatsPropaganda- New England Patriots Gameplan: Week 4 vs. Buffalo Billshttp://www.patspropaganda.com/new-england-patriots-gameplan-week-4-vs-buffalo-bills/
This is it. The last Brady-less game of the 2016 season (we hope). Yes, there are plenty of questions surrounding who will be under center for the Pats in this one, but ultimately this is a tepid Bills offense that should never ever waltz into Foxboro and pull out a win, even we had good [&#8230;]2016-09-30 08:38:589/22: Last Word on Sports- Houston Texans Defense Vital to Victoryhttp://lastwordonprofootball.com/2016/09/22/houston-texans-defense-vital-victory/
Houston Texans defense looks to continue stretch of dominance and lead the Texans to 3-0. Forcing rookie QB Jacoby Brissett to make mistakes will be key.
The post Houston Texans Defense Vital to Victory appeared first on Last Word on Pro Football.
2016-09-22 16:39:559/22: NFL Spin Zone- Texans at Patriots: Preview, Predictions, and Morehttp://nflspinzone.com/2016/09/22/texans-patriots-nfl-preview-predictions-odds/
Houston Texans vs New England Patriots
To kick off the NFL Week 3 slate, the New England Patriots will play host to the Houston Texans on Thursday Night Football. Both teams are strong contenders in the AFC and enter this matchup at 2-0.This game could have some serious postseason implications down2016-09-22 11:36:589/21: PatsPropaganda- New England Patriots Gameplan: Week 3 vs. Houston Texanshttp://www.patspropaganda.com/new-england-patriots-gameplan-week-3-vs-houston-texans/
Are you enjoying this Patriots season so far? We&#8217;re two games in and it seems like our Patriots Nation isÂ on fire, raging against itself in an endless cycle of small-picture angst . The hot taeks are rolling in faster than we can even keep up with them. Why haven&#8217;t the Patriots signed a2016-09-21 14:39:419/16: NFL Trade Rumors- Top 30 &#8211; 2017 NFL Free Agents Listhttp://nfltraderumors.co/top-2017-nfl-free-agents-list/
Here&#8217;s an early look at the Top 30 &#8211; 2017 NFL Free Agents. We&#8217;ll make changes to the list throughout the season based on player performance. Player ages are as of Sept 1. 2017.Â &#8220;Franchised&#8221; means they were tagged in 2016. 2017 NFL Free Agents List NFL Cap Space For All2016-09-16 13:39:319/16: RotoWire- Patriots' Dont'a Hightower: Unlikely to playhttp://www.rotowire.com/football/player.htm?id=8201&refer=SportsRef
Hightower (knee) is unlikely to play in Sunday's game against ...2016-09-16 13:01:049/16: PatsPropaganda- New England Patriots Gameplan: Week 2 vs Miami Dolphinshttp://www.patspropaganda.com/patriots-gameplan-dolphins/
It&#8217;s Week 2 already as the Patriots face their AFC East rival the Miami Dolphins in New England&#8217;s home opener of the 2016 season. The Patriot are still smarting over a Week 17 loss in Miami last season, with Bill Belichick coming right out and mentioning the &#8220;sickening&#8221; loss 2016-09-16 08:38:249/15: NFL Trade Rumors- NFL Notes: Tim Tebow, Draft, Chargers & Patriotshttp://nfltraderumors.co/nfl-notes-tim-tebow-draft-chargers-patriots/
Tim Tebow TimÂ Tebow mentioned during an appearance on the Dan Patrick Show that he had multiple opportunities to play a position other than quarterback in the NFL, but it just wasn&#8217;t in his heart. âFor me itâs always about pursuing whatâs in your heart, what you love, what youâre pass2016-09-15 13:39:339/13: PatsPropaganda- Patriots vs. Cardinals Film Review: Defense Editionhttp://www.patspropaganda.com/patriots-vs-cardinals-film-review-defense-edition/
It&#8217;s always exciting when the Patriots unveil their fully operational defense in the first game of the season, but there wasn&#8217;t much surprise this year. The Pats continued to stick to their Cover-1 Man coverage that they&#8217;ve played extensively the last two seasons. There were occasi2016-09-13 19:38:509/11: ProFootballRumors.com- AFC Notes: Allen, DeCastro, Osweiler, RG3, Patriotshttp://www.profootballrumors.com/2016/09/afc-notes-allen-decastro-osweiler-rg3-pats
The Chargers are not yet ready to confirm a torn-ACL diagnosis for Keenan Allen, but Mike McCoy acknowledged there is speculation about that likely season-ending injury, Michael Gehlken of the San Diego Union-Tribune tweets. The fourth-year wideout who signed a four-year, $45MM extension this summer2016-09-11 21:41:399/11: NFL Spin Zone- Patriots at Cardinals Live Stream: Watch NFL Onlinehttp://nflspinzone.com/2016/09/11/patriots-cardinals-live-stream-watch-nfl-online/
The New England Patriots face the Arizona Cardinals at University of Phoenix Stadium on Sunday.
In the first Sunday Night Football game of the 2016 NFL season, the New England Patriots will travel out west to play the Arizona Cardinals. Both teams are coming off of championship game losses last sea2016-09-11 10:37:109/11: Inside the Pylon- 2016 NFL Roster Valuation: Season Previewhttp://insidethepylon.com/nfl/games-nfl/previews/2016/09/11/2016-nfl-roster-valuation-season-preview/
The start of the NFL season is upon us (finally!) and before the Week 1 action concludes, it is important to look at all the rosters to see which teams currently have holes and which teams are stacked.Â Jeff FeyererÂ used his roster evaluation system to break down each team&#8217;s roster and see wh2016-09-11 09:38:079/6: EndZone Score- New England Patriots making a few statements by acquiring CB Eric Rowehttp://www.endzonescore.com/nfl-new-england-patriots-making-statements-eric-rowe-tom-brady/44929
The New England Patriots have traded for former Philadelphia Eagles cornerback Eric Rowe, andÂ it did not cost the Pats too much either. #Eagles have traded CB Eric Rowe to the Patriots for OL Josh Kline and a conditional 4th rounder in 2018, per NFL source. &#8212; Jeff McLane (@Jeff_McLane) Septem2016-09-06 15:37:239/4: PatsPropaganda- One More Week! Patriots Catchup on Stickergate, 53-Man and morehttp://www.patspropaganda.com/one-week-patriots-catchup-stickergate-53-man/
We&#8217;re just one week away from the start of the Patriots 2016 season, making today the last football-free Sunday until February. It&#8217;s hard to believe another offseason has gone by and here we stand, ready for one more run at this thing with Belichick and, eventually, Brady. With all the f2016-09-04 10:38:539/3: Inside the Pylon- Quantifying the Sam Bradford Tradehttp://insidethepylon.com/nfl/teams-nfl/nfc-north/minnesota-vikings/2016/09/03/quantifying-the-sam-bradford-trade/
Trading for players when desperate never yields the best value. But after Teddy Bridgewater&#8216;s season ended with a knee injury, the Vikings needed an answer at quarterback. Ethan Young analyzes the Sam Bradford trade using his innovative player evaluation model. In wake of the Teddy Bridgewater2016-09-03 18:38:329/2: PatsPropaganda- A Closer Look at Barkevious Mingo&#8217;s Patriots Debuthttp://www.patspropaganda.com/barkevious-mingo-patriots/
Barkevious Mingo&#8217;s Patriots debut in the final preseason game of 2016 was an exciting one. Mingo has always had potential, that&#8217;s why he was the sixth-overall pick in 2013&#8217;s draft, but could never find a role on Cleveland&#8217;s defense and was playing more special teams than defe2016-09-02 18:38:589/2: PatsPropaganda- Pats Posits: Time to Get the Jimmy Thing Over Withhttp://www.patspropaganda.com/pats-posits-time-get-jimmy-thing/
2016, here we go. That&#8217;s my biggest takeaway from Thursday night&#8217;s win/loss (?) over/to the Giants. Yes, there were some injuries to talk about, because those can affect the regular season and there were some interesting performances to consider, but otherwise let&#8217;s put a nice litt2016-09-02 00:42:028/31: Life of a Sportsaholic- Here Come the New England Patriotshttp://lifeofasportsaholic.com/2016/08/31/here-come-the-new-england-patriots/
To this point on Life of a Sportsaholic, I have written very little about the New England Patriots. It has been a conscious choice to avoid all deflategate and Tom Brady suspension news seeing as how every person in the sports world (and well beyond) has written ad nausea about the situation and the2016-08-31 10:40:028/30: Last Word on Sports- New England Patriots Roster Projection: Defense/Special Teamshttp://lastwordonsports.com/2016/08/30/new-england-patriots-roster-projection-defense/
With NFL cuts fast approaching it's that time of year again for a New England Patriots Roster Projection on defense and special teams.
The post New England Patriots Roster Projection: Defense/Special Teams appeared first on Last Word On Sports.
2016-08-30 07:39:368/29: Inside the Pylon- Why Does Bill Belichick Hate the Fifth Round?http://insidethepylon.com/nfl/teams-nfl/afc-east/new-england-patriots/2016/08/29/why-does-bill-belichick-hate-the-fifth-round/
For the Patriots, as with everyone else, the draft is a critical time to address your needs. Not only their success but alsoÂ Bill Belichick&#8217;sÂ emphasis on versatility makes his drafting strategy one of interest. So, Dave Archibald wonders, what the heck is with the fifth round? On Thursday, t2016-08-29 07:38:088/27: ProFootballRumors.com- Patriots Extend Jonathan Freenyhttp://www.profootballrumors.com/2016/08/patriots-extend-jonathan-freeny-2
The Patriots have a number of notable defenders who are in line for extensions, but the team decided to lock up one of their more unheralded linebackers this afternoon. According to Ben Volin of The Boston Globe (via Twitter), the Patriots have extended linebackerÂ Jonathan Freeny. The reporter adds2016-08-27 14:39:578/27: PatsPropaganda- Pats Posits: Good Luck Once Brady Comes Backhttp://www.patspropaganda.com/pats-posits-good-luck-brady-comes-back/
Hip hip hooray the Patriots made it through the third preseason game without any injuries! Oh and they beat the Panthers 19-17 too. Jimmy Garoppolo played the first three series, Tom Brady played the next four, then Garoppolo returned for three more. Jacoby Brissett came in to finish things off late2016-08-27 00:39:078/25: NFL Spin Zone- New England Patriots Acquire Barkevious Mingo From Cleveland Brownshttp://nflspinzone.com/2016/08/25/new-england-patriots-acquire-barkevious-mingo-cleveland-browns/
The New England Patriots made a trade for Barkevious Mingo on Thursday. Will a change of scenery allow him to improve his play?
The New England Patriots have been one of the more active teams in the NFL over the last couple of days. Just days after trading center Bryan Stork to the Washington R2016-08-25 15:37:098/19: Last Word on Sports- Five Possible New England Patriots Departures in 2017http://lastwordonsports.com/2016/08/19/five-possible-new-england-patriots-departures-2017/
New England Patriots Departures in 2017: Which five players currently on the roster may be on their way out when the season concludes?
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2016-08-19 15:40:128/17: Last Word on Sports- 2016 AFC East Breakdown by Position: The Defense and Special Teamshttp://lastwordonsports.com/2016/08/17/2016-afc-east-breakdown-defense/
2016 AFC East Breakdown by Position: The LWOS NFL department breaks down the top units on defense and special teams in the AFC East for 2016.
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2016-08-17 10:39:498/16: PatsPropaganda- Belichick&#8217;s 2.0 Patriots Defense Hitting Their Primehttp://www.patspropaganda.com/belichicks-2-0-patriots-defense-hitting-prime/
One of the major influences on why I started blogging about the Patriots was to see how Bill Belichick would execute a full defensive turnover with absolute power. How many times in football history has a coach had full control to rebuild a defense from scratch? Few have that kind of longevity, and 2016-08-16 09:38:468/14: ProFootballRumors.com- Patriots Notes: Hightower, Ninkovich, Gronk, QBshttp://www.profootballrumors.com/2016/08/patriots-notes-hightower-ninkovich-gronk-qbs
Dont&#8217;a Hightower is set to be a free agent following the season, and ESPN.com&#8217;s Mike Reiss has noticed a notable change in the linebacker&#8217;s &#8220;approach with the media.&#8221; This sentiment was confirmed in an interview with WEEI, where he made it clear that the contract situat2016-08-14 19:39:137/30: ProFootballRumors.com- AFC East Notes: Dolphins, Pats, Jets, Robinsonhttp://www.profootballrumors.com/2016/07/afc-east-notes-dolphins-s-smith-pats-collins-jets-fitzpatrick-robinson
The Dolphins were never mentioned as a suitor for cornerback Sean Smith during the free agent period, but Smith&#8217;s agent met with Miami general manager Mike TannenbaumÂ in the spring and pitched his client to the club, according to Armando Salguero of the Miami Herald. The Fins, who originally 2016-07-30 21:39:037/27: PatsPropaganda- A Last Look Back at the Patriots 2016 Offseasonhttp://www.patspropaganda.com/patriots-2016-offseason/
As we stand on the precipice of another campaign, I wanted to take one last quick look back atÂ another Patriots offseason. In some ways I felt like I never got a true ending for the 2015 Patriots. It all started the Saturday evening before their AFC Championship Game against the Broncos. And by &#82016-07-27 08:38:197/23: Last Word on Sports- Buffalo Bills Most Difficult Games in 2016http://lastwordonsports.com/2016/07/23/buffalo-bills-most-difficult-games-2016/
In the leadup to the preseason, LWOS NFL will be analyzing each NFL team's schedule. The Buffalo Bills most difficult games in 2016 are the focus here.
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2016-07-23 07:40:007/8: Last Word on Sports- The Curious Case of Logan Ryanhttp://lastwordonsports.com/2016/07/08/curious-case-logan-ryan/
The Curious Case of Logan Ryan;In recent years, the New England Patriots have often struggled to address problems in their defensive secondary.
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2016-07-08 07:39:096/27: ProFootballRumors.com- Patriots Notes: Hightower, Collins, Edelmanhttp://www.profootballrumors.com/2016/06/new-england-patriots-edelman-hightower
Recently, Bill Barnwell of ESPN.com ran down the NFL&#8217;s &#8220;best defensive triplets&#8221; and ranked the Patriots No. 10 with a trio of safety Devin McCourty, linebacker Dont&#8217;a Hightower, and linebacker Jamie Collins. One knock onÂ this talented group, however, is the injury factor as2016-06-27 09:39:166/16: PatsPropaganda- Will Malcolm Butler Break the Patriots&#8217; Corner Philosophy?http://www.patspropaganda.com/malcolm-butler-corner/
Here in the deadÂ of the offseason I&#8217;ve been pondering the upcoming contract situations for various Patriots players in the next couple of years. Jamie Collins and Dont&#8217;a Hightower are the first priorities, with Jabaal Sheard garnering plenty of consideration himself. And those three are2016-06-16 14:38:376/15: PatsPropaganda- 5 Questions for the 2016 Patriotshttp://www.patspropaganda.com/2016-patriots-questions/
With the conclusion of OTAs, the New England Patriots will no hit a brief summer break before the start of training camp in late July. There&#8217;s been plenty of moves this offseason that should make the 2016 version of the team a unique flavor, and while there&#8217;s plenty to be excited about, 2016-06-15 15:42:056/13: Musket Fire- New England Patriots: Ranking Best Defensive Positionshttp://musketfire.com/2016/06/13/new-england-patriots-ranking-best-defensive-positions/
A week ago I ranked the best offensive positions for the New England Patriots. Now, I will rank the best defensive positions.
Let&#039;s get into it.
1. Linebackers
The Patriots have Dont&#039;a Hightower and Jamie Collins as their two primary inside linebackers. Two of the three best lineb2016-06-13 06:38:406/10: PatsPropaganda- Pats Posits: Patriots Minicamp Wraphttp://www.patspropaganda.com/patriots-minicamp-wrap/
I&#8217;m back in the blogging saddle after a few days on Cape Cod celebrating the life of my 90-year old grandma who passed away. Looks like there was plenty I missed from Patriots minicamp, but the good news is that there&#8217;s plenty of time to catch up. Here are a bunch of quick-hit posits abo2016-06-10 14:39:086/10: NFL Spin Zone- New England Patriots: Rob Ninkovich Making Fulltime Position Change?http://nflspinzone.com/2016/06/10/new-england-patriots-rob-ninkovich-making-fulltime-position-change/
Rob Ninkovich has been practicing at linebacker for the New England Patriots. Will this be a full-time move?
Rob Ninkovich has been a starting defensive end for the New England Patriots for the past five seasons, showing a fantastic ability to set the edge against the run and rush the passer from t2016-06-10 13:37:036/10: Musket Fire- Patriots Minicamp: Rookies Impress, Rob Gronkowski Still Absenthttp://musketfire.com/2016/06/10/patriots-minicamp-rookies-impress-rob-gronkowski-still-absent/
The Patriots wrapped up their final open minicamp of the week yesterday, and from what was reported, it was another productive session.
From Mike Reiss&#039; perspective, the top storyline was how impressive rookies Malcolm Mitchell and Kamu Grugier-Hill were.
On the third and final day of the P2016-06-10 06:36:536/9: NFL Spin Zone- Five New England Patriots Players Who Must Step Up in 2016http://nflspinzone.com/2016/06/09/five-new-england-patriots-players-must-step-2016/
In order to take home another Lombardi Trophy, these five players must step upfor the New England Patriots in 2016.
Last season, the New England Patriots reached the AFC Championship game for the fifth consecutive year. It seems that no matter what happens during the regular season, as long as 2016-06-09 16:37:126/9: Musket Fire- Patriots' Rob Ninkovich Practicing At Middle Linebackerhttp://musketfire.com/2016/06/09/patriots-rob-ninkovich-practicing-at-middle-linebacker/
According to those that have been at Patriots practice this week, it appears Rob Ninkovich has been practicing solely at middle linebacker.
From Andy Hart of Patriots.com:
Of the players on the field this June for mini-camp,Rob Ninkovich might be the most interesting story out of Foxborough. New2016-06-09 06:37:036/7: ProFootballRumors.com- AFC East Notes: Welker, Jordan, Fitzpatrickhttp://www.profootballrumors.com/2016/06/dolphins-wes-welker-ryan-fitzpatrick
Dolphins defensive coordinator Vance Joseph says he has given no thought to what position Dion Jordan would play if he is reinstated, as Barry Jackson of The Miami Herald tweets. Jordan, a defensive end, could theoretically be moved to linebacker since the team seems pretty set at DE. A position cha2016-06-07 13:39:456/5: ProFootballRumors.com- Patriots Notes: Butler, FAs, Sheardhttp://www.profootballrumors.com/2016/06/patriots-notes-butler-fas-sheard
Mike Reiss of ESPN.com believes the extension that Allen Hurns signed with the Jaguars a few days ago could serve as a useful blueprint for the Patriots in their efforts to deal with the contract situations of three of the club&#8217;s top defenders: Jamie Collins, Dont&#8217;a Hightower, and Malcol2016-06-05 10:39:356/4: ProFootballRumors.com- AFC East Rumors: Collins, Fitzpatrick, Finshttp://www.profootballrumors.com/2016/06/afc-east-rumors-collins-fitzpatrick-fins
The biggest news coming out of the AFC East today emerged out of Miami, with Dolphins safety Reshad Jones considering a season-long holdout if his contract is not addressed. Here&#8217;s the latest from South Florida and other AFC East locales on Saturday. The Dolphins did put money toward their saf2016-06-04 16:39:416/2: Musket Fire- NFL Rumors: Patriots CB Malcolm Butler Expected To Attend OTA's This Weekhttp://musketfire.com/2016/06/02/nfl-rumors-patriots-cb-malcolm-butler-expected-to-attend-otas-this-week/
Last week there was a bit of a fuss over Malcolm Butler not attending Patriots OTA&#039;s due to a reported contract dispute, but Jeff Howe of the Boston Herald says there is actually nothing to worry about.
Patriots cornerback Malcolm Butler is expected to be in attendance for this week&#039;s vol2016-06-02 06:36:405/29: ProFootballRumors.com- Extra Points: Butler, Pats, Loadholt, Whitworthhttp://www.profootballrumors.com/2016/05/extra-points-butler-patriots-vikings-loadholt-patterson-bengals-whitworth
Patriots cornerback Malcolm Butler is reportedly aiming for a new contract prior to the 2016 season, but as Joel Corry of CBSSports.com details (Twitter links:Â 1,Â 2, 3, 4), Butler might not have a leg to stand on in negotiations. As a former undrafted free agent, Butler isn&#8217;t in line to reac2016-05-29 21:40:535/29: Musket Fire- Patriots' CB Malcolm Butler Wants New Contracthttp://musketfire.com/2016/05/29/patriots-cb-malcolm-butler-wants-new-contract/
Patriots cornerback Malcolm Butler single-handidly saved the Super Bowl for the Pats in 2015. He then followed that up with a terrific 2015-16 season, and now, rightfully so, he wants an adjustment to his rookie contract.
From Mike Reiss of ESPN Boston:
Cornerback Malcolm Butler was one of 17 pl2016-05-29 15:36:415/29: PatsPropaganda- Report: Malcolm Butler looking for a raisehttp://www.patspropaganda.com/malcolm-butler-contract/
Cornerback Malcolm Butler was one of 17 players who didn&#8217;t parti**** in Thursday&#8217;s voluntary organized team activity. While the reason for his absence is not known, I wouldn&#8217;t be surprised if it was related to his contract status. Butler has told teammates and friends he plans to2016-05-29 11:38:335/29: ProFootballRumors.com- Malcolm Butler Seeking New Contracthttp://www.profootballrumors.com/2016/05/malcolm-butler-seeking-new-contract
Patriots cornerback Malcolm Butler is one of 17 New England players that did not parti**** in this week&#8217;s voluntary OTAs, and Mike Reiss of ESPN.com suggests that Butler&#8217;s absence is contract-related. Per Reiss, Butler has told teammates and friends he plans to push for an adjustment t2016-05-29 10:39:225/26: ProFootballRumors.com- AFC Notes: Ravens, Jets, Hightower, Broncoshttp://www.profootballrumors.com/2016/05/afc-notes-ravens-jets-hightower-broncos
Following an NFL investigation into the Ravens&#8216; use of full pads during their rookie minicamp,Â ESPN.com&#8217;s Jamison HensleyÂ reports that the team has been forced to cancel a week of organized team activities. The organization was finedÂ $343,057, while coach John Harbaugh was fined $137,2016-05-26 20:39:295/26: PatsPropaganda- Patriots OTAs Access Today!http://www.patspropaganda.com/patriots-otas-today/
Today the media gets access to the Patriots OTAs so we&#8217;ll get some pictures and observations to help quench our thirst for football here as we prepare to enter the worst part of the offseason, aka The Void. It&#8217;s important to understand that as much as I&#8217;ll be ready to dissect every2016-05-26 08:39:135/22: ProFootballRumors.com- AFC East Notes: Gilmore, Butler, Ajayi, Billshttp://www.profootballrumors.com/2016/05/afc-east-notes-gilmore-bills-butler-patriots-dolphins-ajayi
Bills cornerback Stephon Gilmore will not attend the club&#8217;s OTA sessions as he angles for a new contract, sources tell Tyler Dunne of the Buffalo News. General manager Doug Whaley said in February that a Gilmore extension was a &#8220;priority,&#8221; and he reiterated earlier this month that 2016-05-22 19:43:005/19: NFL Spin Zone- 5 Most Important Players for the 2016 New England Patriotshttp://nflspinzone.com/2016/05/19/5-important-players-2016-new-england-patriots/
A perennial Super Bowl contender, who can the New England Patriots ill-afford to lose in 2016?
While it did not end the way they wanted it to, the New England Patriots reached the AFC Championship game again last season. Not only has Tom Brady and Bill Belichick brought the Pats four Super Bowl2016-05-19 10:48:335/18: Musket Fire- New England Patriots: Assessing Defensive Tackle Depth Charthttp://musketfire.com/2016/05/18/new-england-patriots-assessing-defensive-tackle-depth-chart/
The New England Patriots lost Akiem Ayers and Dominique Easley this offseason, but they also added Terrance Knighton and rookie Vincent Valentine. Obviously there was a lot of behind the scenes issues going on with Easley, so all things considered, I think the Pats are in just as good a position up 2016-05-18 06:36:495/12: NFL Spin Zone- New England Patriots: Predicting the Entire Starting Defensehttp://nflspinzone.com/2016/05/12/new-england-patriots-predicting-entire-starting-defense/
With the Tom Brady suspension looming, the New England Patriots may have to rely on their defense more than usual in 2016. Who will start for the Patriots on that side of the ball?
Tom Brady, Rob Gronkowski, Julian Edelman and company get most of the headlines, but the New England Patriots&#0392016-05-12 11:36:505/4: ProFootballRumors.com- Extra Points: Patriots, Hoyer, Turner, Dolphinshttp://www.profootballrumors.com/2016/05/patriots-hoyer-turner-dolphins
The Patriots have 30 players on expiring deals this year, as CSNNE.com&#8217;s Tom E. Curran writes. That group includes notables such as linebackers Dont&#8217;a Hightower and Jamie Collins, defensive ends Rob Ninkovich and Jabaal Sheard, defensive backs Logan Ryan, Duron Harmon and Malcolm Butler 2016-05-04 22:41:165/1: NFL Spin Zone- New England Patriots: 2016 NFL Draft Gradeshttp://nflspinzone.com/2016/05/01/new-england-patriots-2016-nfl-draft-grades/
After three long days, the 2016 NFL Draft is finally in the books. How did the New England Patriots perform with what they had to work with?
Already behind the eight ball without a first-round selection, the New England Patriots entered the 2016 NFL Draft trying to make the most out of their op2016-05-01 10:37:574/25: Chowder and Champions- Malcolm Butler: How Norman's Deal Will Affect Pats' Cornerhttp://chowderandchampions.com/2016/04/25/malcolm-butler-how-normans-deal-will-affect-pats-corner/
Just when you thought we were in a new era of the financially responsible, play-the-long-game Washington Redskins, ex-Panthers cornerback and superhero enthusiast Josh Norman rolled into town on Friday afternoon and left with a new jersey and a cool $75,000,000 in his pocket. Not a bad way to start 2016-04-25 13:37:404/20: NFL Spin Zone- New England Patriots: Seven-Round 2016 NFL Mock Draft 4.0http://nflspinzone.com/2016/04/20/new-england-patriots-seven-round-2016-nfl-mock-draft-4-0/
What direction will the New England Patriots go in this complete seven-round 2016 NFL mock draft?
The 2016 NFL Draft is rapidly approaching, and while the New England Patriots do not hold a first-round selection, they still have the ammunition to make key additions to their roster. From picks b2016-04-20 09:36:444/18: PatsPropaganda- Shea McClellin&#8217;s Position Fit in Patriots Free Agency 2016http://www.patspropaganda.com/shea-mcclellins-position-fit-patriots-free-agency-2016/
Shea McClellin is the Patriots&#8217; highest paidÂ free agent acquisition this offseasonÂ at three years, $9,050,000. We can safely assume that he will play a significantÂ role in the team&#8217;s long term plans. The most buzzing news around the media circuit right now regarding NFL player props i2016-04-18 14:39:434/14: Musket Fire- Patriots: Additional Thoughts On Dominique Easley Releasehttp://musketfire.com/2016/04/14/patriots-additional-thoughts-on-dominique-easley-release/
Yesterday the Patriots released defensive lineman Dominique Easley. This came as a huge surprise to pretty much all Pats fans, as while Easley has had injury issues, he was **** near dominant when on the field.
Here are a few thoughts on the release:
1. Off The Field Issues
This release has2016-04-14 06:36:384/12: NFL Spin Zone- New England Patriots: Best Second-Round Prospect Duohttp://nflspinzone.com/2016/04/12/new-england-patriots-best-second-round-prospect-duo/
Which combination of prospects would be the best for the New England Patriots late in the second round of the 2016 NFL Draft?
In the middle of March, the New England Patriots and Arizona Cardinals came together on a trade that would send defensive end Chandler Jones out West. In exchange for Jo2016-04-12 07:36:464/5: Musket Fire- Patriots Officially Announce Signings Of TE Clay Harbor And DT Terrance Knightonhttp://musketfire.com/2016/04/05/patriots-officially-announce-signings-of-te-clay-harbor-and-dt-terrance-knighton/
We already knew this, but the Patriots have officially announced the signings of tight end Clay Harbor and defensive tackle Terrance Knighton.
(From Patriots.com)
The New England Patriots announced that they have signed TE Clay Harbor as an unrestricted free agent from the Jacksonville Jaguars a2016-04-05 06:36:414/4: PatsPropaganda- Which New England Patriots newcomer will have the biggest impact? | masslive.comhttp://www.patspropaganda.com/new-england-patriots-newcomer-will-biggest-impact-masslive-com/
The New England Patriots acquired Martellus Bennett, Chris Long, Shea McClellin, Jonathan Cooper, Chris Hogan and Donald Brown. Who makes the biggest impact? Source: Which New England Patriots newcomer will have the biggest impact? &#124; masslive.com Fun read from Kevin Duffy weighing who will make2016-04-04 14:38:393/19: Musket Fire- Patriots News: Details Of LB Shea McClellin's Contract Releasedhttp://musketfire.com/2016/03/19/patriots-news-details-of-lb-shea-mcclellins-contract-released/
The details of new Patriots linebacker Shea McClellin&#039;s contract have been released.
New #Patriots LB Shea McClellin signed a 3-year, $12m deal with $3.5m gtd, source said.
â Adam Caplan (@caplannfl) March 19, 2016
This is an interesting deal, as it is much higher than I thought it w...2016-03-19 06:36:493/17: Musket Fire- Patriots Sign LB Shea McClellin To 3-Year Dealhttp://musketfire.com/2016/03/17/patriots-sign-lb-shea-mcclellin-to-3-year-deal/
The Patriots have been very active lately in free agency, and yesterday they continued this activity by signing former Bears linebacker Shea McClellin to a three-year deal.
Former Chicago LB Shea McClellin is signing a 3-year deal with the Patriots, per source.
â Adam Schefter (@AdamScheft...2016-03-17 06:36:373/16: PatsPropaganda- Patriots sign Shea McClellinhttp://www.patspropaganda.com/patriots-sign-shea-mcclellin/
What a day Wednesday was! Just when we thought we had the Martellus Bennett deal to digest for a bit, the Patriots sign Shea McClellin, a linebacker also from the Bears, to a reported three-year deal. Former Chicago LB Shea McClellin is signing a 3-year deal with the Patriots, per source. â Adam S2016-03-16 23:38:273/15: NFL Spin Zone- New England Patriots Win Chandler Jones Trade with Cardinalshttp://nflspinzone.com/2016/03/15/new-england-patriots-win-chandler-jones-trade-cardinals/
The New England Patriots and Arizona Cardinals came together on a trade on Tuesday. While the Cardinals are getting the most established player in the deal, the Patriots are the ones walking away as winners.
First reported by Adam Schefter and Dianno Russini of ESPN, the New England Patriots have s2016-03-15 17:36:513/15: PatsPropaganda- Patriots Trade Chandler Jones to Cardinalshttp://www.patspropaganda.com/patriots-trade-chandler-jones-cardinals/
That didn&#8217;t take long. ShortlyÂ after I wasÂ laying out why Pats could trade Chandler Jones, the Patriots trade Chandler Jones to the Arizona Cardinals for guard Jonathan Cooper and a 2nd round pick. Cooper was the seventh-overall pick in the 2013 draft but had fallen out of favor in Arizona a2016-03-15 15:38:343/15: Musket Fire- Patriots Trade Chandler Jones To Cardinals For 2nd Round Pick, G Jonathan Cooperhttp://musketfire.com/2016/03/15/patriots-trade-chandler-jones-to-cardinals-for-2nd-round-pick-g-jonathan-cooper/
According to Adam Schefter of ESPN, the Patriots have traded Chandler Jones to the Cardinals in exchange for a second round pick and guard Jonathan Cooper.
Cards-Pats blockbuster from @diannaESPN and me: Cards trade G Jonathan Cooper + 2nd-rd pick to NE for DE Chandler Jones, per sources.
&mdash2016-03-15 15:36:513/12: Musket Fire- NFL Free Agency Rumors: Patriots Interested In Chris Longhttp://musketfire.com/2016/03/12/nfl-free-agency-rumors-patriots-interested-in-chris-long/
According to multiple reports, the Patriots have shown interest in former Rams defensive end Chris Long. Long was once an elite pass rusher in this league but time and injuries have caught up to him, which led to his release from St. Louis.
With that said, I think adding Long would be a nice low-2016-03-12 06:36:503/9: Musket Fire- New England Patriots Free Agency: Predicting the Game Planhttp://musketfire.com/2016/03/09/new-england-patriots-free-agency-predicting-game-plan/
The New England Patriots have cleared up a large amount of salary cap space already this offseason in order to be ready for Patriots free agency as well as prepping for their 2017 free agents. Among their priority players to re-sign on defense are defensive ends Chandler Jones and Jabaal Sheard, lin2016-03-09 06:36:553/4: Detroit Jock City- Detroit Lions: 5 Under the Radar Free Agent Targetshttp://detroitjockcity.com/2016/03/04/detroit-lions-5-under-the-radar-free-agent-targets/
With plenty of room under the salary cap, the Detroit Lions can be players in free agency. Here are five under the radar targets they could consider.
With free agency looming, much of the attention goes to big names and players headed towards big pay days. But while a handful of teams and playe2016-03-04 09:38:103/3: Musket Fire- Patriots News: Quick Thoughts On Brandon LaFell Releasehttp://musketfire.com/2016/03/03/patriots-news-quick-thoughts-on-brandon-lafell-release/
Yesterday the Patriots released Brandon LaFell and Scott Chandler. Here are a few quick thoughts on the move:
1. New Plan At Receiver
After this move, the Patriots now only have Julian Edelman, Danny Amendola, Aaron Dobson, Chris Harper and DeAndre Carter signed at receiver. And of those five 2016-03-03 06:37:013/2: Musket Fire- New England Patriots Should Not Pursue Mario Williamshttp://musketfire.com/2016/03/02/new-england-patriots-should-not-pursue-mario-williams/
Yesterday the Buffalo Bills released former number one overall pick Mario Williams. The defensive end isn&#039;t nearly as dominant as he once was, but he is now certainly one of the most coveted free agents on the open market.
In my opinion, the Patriots should not pursue signing Williams. Even 2016-03-02 06:36:452/29: Musket Fire- Tom Brady Extension: Quick Thoughtshttp://musketfire.com/2016/02/29/tom-brady-extension-quick-thoughts/
Here are a few quick thoughts on Tom Brady&#039;s two-year contract extension that he signed earlier today:
1. Frees Up Money For Others
Obviously this deal shows that Brady does indeed want to play into his 40&#039;s, and while that is big, I think this extension is more important for Dont&#02016-02-29 17:36:512/29: NFL Spin Zone- New England Patriots: 5 Bold Predictions in 2016 Free Agencyhttp://nflspinzone.com/2016/02/29/new-england-patriots-5-bold-predictions-2016-free-agency/
The New England Patriots will not be forced into massive chance this off season, but they will have an opportunities to greatly improve their roster. Here are 5bold predictions for the Patriots in 2016 free agency.
Withnearly $12 million in cap space this off season, the New England Patriots cu2016-02-29 08:36:462/29: Musket Fire- Should The Patriots Go After LB Jaylon Smith?http://musketfire.com/2016/02/29/should-the-patriots-go-after-lb-jaylon-smith/
Notre Dame linebacker Jaylon Smith was once considered the best overall prospect in this year&#039;s draft class. However after suffering a horrific knee injury in his final collegiate game, he is plummeting down draft boards.
Difficult day for #NotreDame LB Jaylon Smith, who had his medicals. An2016-02-29 08:36:412/26: PatsPropaganda- Combine: Gil Brandt &#8216;This is a draft that&#8217;s a Patriot draft&#8217; | Patriots.comhttp://www.patspropaganda.com/combine-gil-brandt-draft-thats-patriot-draft-patriots-com/
&#8220;There&#8217;s not really many first rounders,&#8221; Brandt told Patriots.com Friday during the league&#8217;s annual Scouting Combine. &#8220;There&#8217;s a lot of guys that are in the category of 20 to 50. You don&#8217;t have 28 (true) first rounders, so the (teams) who do their homework 2016-02-26 15:38:392/25: NFL Spin Zone- New England Patriots: 5 Second Round Targets for 2016 NFL Drafthttp://nflspinzone.com/2016/02/25/new-england-patriots-5-second-round-targets-2016-nfl-draft/
After forfeiting their first round pick, the New England Patriots will not make a selection until late in the second round of the 2016 NFL Draft. Which prospects should they be targeting at No. 60 overall?
Whether you think the New England Patriots deserved to lose their first round pick is irr2016-02-25 13:39:442/24: PatsPropaganda- Laying Out the New England Patriots Free Agency Planhttp://www.patspropaganda.com/new-england-patriots-free-agency-plan/
We&#8217;re still a couple weeks away from the start of the new NFL year on March 9th and with it the start of free agency. With that the Pats&#8217; plans for 2016 will start to come into clearer view, but I continue to believe that the major moves will be done on internal free agents [&#8230;]
The2016-02-24 09:39:412/20: The Sports Quotient- The New England Patriots Offseason To-Do Listhttp://thesportsquotient.com/nfl/2016/2/17/the-new-england-patriots-offseason-to-do-list
The New England Patriots had another good season, making it to their fifth straight AFC championship game. They came very close to going back to the Super Bowl for the second straight season, but fell just&nbsp;short, losing to the Denver Broncos 20-18. There are a multitude of things they need to a2016-02-20 16:38:372/17: PatsPropaganda- Finding Patriots Free Agency Fitshttp://www.patspropaganda.com/finding-patriots-free-agency-fits/
Football fans love flashy objects and at no time is that more true that during Free Agency. Despite a decade-and-a-half sample size, many Patriots fans can&#8217;t help but imagine all the big name free agents possibly landing in New England. Every year the story is the same &#8212; the rest of the 2016-02-17 14:39:532/17: Musket Fire- Jerod Mayo Retires, How Will Patriots Replace Him?http://musketfire.com/?p=61275
As you probably know by now, linebacker Jerod Mayo has announced his retirement from the New England Patriots. This is a sad day for the team, as Mayo was not only one of the best players to come through Foxboro, but he was also one of the best people to come through this region. In his prime, Ma...2016-02-17 07:37:082/16: Factory of Sadness- Cleveland Browns: Elite QB Play And Pass Rush Is Neededhttp://factoryofsadness.co/2016/02/16/cleveland-browns-elite-qb-play-and-pass-rush-is-needed/
To have a shot at winning Super Bowls down the line, the Cleveland Browns need to upgrade specific key positions. Let us take a look at the past five Super Bowl Champions: Denver Broncos (2016), New England Patriots (2015), Seattle Seahawks (2014), Baltimore Ravens (2013), and the New York Giants (.2016-02-16 21:37:222/16: PatsPropaganda- ESPN/Barnwell: Fives moves the Bills, Dolphins, Jets and Patriots should make this offseason &#8211; NFLhttp://www.patspropaganda.com/espnbarnwell-fives-moves-bills-dolphins-jets-patriots-make-offseason-nfl/
Here&#8217;s the quick rundown of what Bill Barnwell thinks the Patriots should do: 1. Release Jerod Mayo. 2. Release Marcus Cannon and Brandon LaFell. 3. Re-sign Jamie Collins, Dont&#8217;a Hightower and Chandler Jones 4. Sign a veteran offensive linemen. 5. Pass up Matt Forte and add a big back to2016-02-16 16:39:152/8: NFL Spin Zone- New England Patriots Should Trade Star DE Chandler Joneshttp://nflspinzone.com/2016/02/08/new-england-patriots-trade-star-de-chandler-jones/
Instead of risking losing him for nothing, the New England Patriots should look to trade star defensive end Chandler Jones Chandler Jones is a soon-to-be 26-year-old defensive end who is coming off of the best season of his career. Jones finished with 12.5 sacks in 2015, becoming a true force to be.2016-02-08 08:37:232/3: Inside the Pylon- ITP Glossary: Bubble Screenhttp://insidethepylon.com/football-101/glossary-football-101/2016/02/03/itp-glossary-bubble-screen/
Football is littered with specialized terminology. From silent countÂ to roll coverage, commentators rarely get to explain everything you need to know before the next play. ...
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2016-02-03 00:38:151/26: NFL Spin Zone- New England Patriots: Seven-Round 2016 NFL Mock Drafthttp://nflspinzone.com/2016/01/26/new-england-patriots-seven-round-2016-nfl-mock-draft/
With the off season now their focus, who will the New England Patriots land in this seven-round 2016 NFL Mock Draft? Following the crushing 20-18 defeat to the Denver Broncos in the AFC Championship game, the New England Patriots will now look ahead to the off season. The Tom Brady and Bill Bel...2016-01-26 14:38:181/24: Musket Fire- New England Patriots Inactives: Everyone Ready To Rollhttp://musketfire.com/2016/01/24/new-england-patriots-inactives-everyone-ready-to-roll/
Here are the inactives for the New England Patriots today: #Patriots inactives: #NEvsDENpic.twitter.com/1lcvaLthvC &#8212; New England Patriots (@Patriots) January 24, 2016 Basically, everyone is ready to roll. This is as healthy as the Patriots have been in quite some time, and the timing coul...2016-01-24 15:36:541/24: Musket Fire- Patriots vs. Broncos AFC Championship: Start Time, Live Stream, TV Info and Morehttp://musketfire.com/?p=60806
Brady-Manning 17. Winner goes to Super Bowl 50, loser goes home. It doesn&#039;t get any better than that. Date: Sunday, January 24th KickoffTime: 3:05 PM ET TV Channel: CBS Radio: 98.5 FM Live Stream: NFL.com Even though I just said this is Brady-Manning 17, and that is how it has been hyped ...2016-01-24 05:38:121/23: Musket Fire- NFL Championship Picks: Who Advances To The Super Bowl?http://musketfire.com/?p=60780
Here are my NFL championship weekend picks: Patriots 27 Broncos 15 I likeloveTom Bradyagainst Denver&#039;s defense, but that is not going to be the main reason whyNew England wins this game. Peyton Manning is not what he used to be, and Bill Belichick&#039;s defense will feast on this Broncos...2016-01-23 06:36:571/22: Inside the Pylon- AFC Championship Preview: New England at Denverhttp://insidethepylon.com/nfl/games-nfl/previews/2016/01/22/afc-championship-preview/
In a rematch from Week 12, theÂ Denver Broncos host theÂ New England Patriots in what is being billed as Brady-Manning XVII â possibly the final competition ...
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2016-01-22 15:38:591/22: Musket Fire- Patriots Injury Update: Everyone Ready To Gohttp://musketfire.com/?p=60748
All things considered, this is the healthiest the Patriots have been in quite some time. Here is yesterday&#039;s practice report: Here&#039;s your Patriots-Broncos injury report pic.twitter.com/l8fMq2iqQB &#8212; Mark Daniels (@MarkDanielsPJ) January 21, 2016 Yes, it seems like the entire team...2016-01-22 05:36:581/22: Inside the Pylon- Patrick Chung Outmuscled Travis Kelcehttp://insidethepylon.com/film-study/film-study-nfl/defense-film-study-nfl/2016/01/22/chung-outmuscled-kelce/
The New England Patriots defense held Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce to one of his least productive games of the season in the ...
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2016-01-22 01:38:181/21: Musket Fire- Patriots vs. Broncos: 3 Defensive Keyshttp://musketfire.com/?p=60737
Here are three defensive keys for the Patriots are they prepare to take on the Broncos in the AFC Championship: 1. Stopping Zone Run It&#039;s simple, really. If the Patriots can stop the Broncos zone running game, chances are they will win. Peyton Manning&#039;s arm stinks, his offensive line...2016-01-21 05:37:281/20: Musket Fire- New England Patriots Place LB Jerod Mayo On Injured Reservehttp://musketfire.com/2016/01/20/new-england-patriots-place-lb-jerod-mayo-on-injured-reserve/
The injuries keep coming for the New England Patriots. While they have avoided disaster, the sheer amount of injuries have taken a toll on this team. Source: the Patriots have placed LB Jerod Mayo (shoulder) on injured reserve. &#8212; Field Yates (@FieldYates) January 19, 2016 Obviously this i...2016-01-20 11:37:011/20: Musket Fire- New England Patriots Place LB Jerod Mayo On Injured Reservehttp://musketfire.com/?p=60700
The injuries keep coming for the New England Patriots. While they have avoided disaster, the sheer amount of injuries have taken a toll on this team. Source: the Patriots have placed LB Jerod Mayo (shoulder) on injured reserve. &#8212; Field Yates (@FieldYates) January 19, 2016 Obviously this i...2016-01-20 06:36:561/18: Chowder and Champions- Patriots vs. Broncos: What to Watch Forhttp://chowderandchampions.com/2016/01/18/patriots-vs-broncos-watch/
The New England Patriots will meet up with the Denver Broncos with a shot to go to Super Bowl 50. What should we be watching for? On Sunday evening, the Denver Broncos squeaked past the Pittsburgh Steelers and punched a ticked for the AFC Championship game, which they will host at Sports Authority .2016-01-18 18:37:401/18: Musket Fire- New England Patriots Takeaways From Win Over Chiefshttp://musketfire.com/?p=60637
Here are a few takeaways from the New England Patriots win over the Chiefs: Offense Back In Sync Welcome back, Julian Edelman. The Patriots offense has looked awful the last month or so, but with Tom Brady&#039;s favorite receiver back in the fold, the Pats were dominant through the air onc...2016-01-18 06:37:151/17: Musket Fire- Patriots Will Meet Broncos For AFC Championshiphttp://musketfire.com/2016/01/17/patriots-will-meet-broncos-for-afc-championship/
So it&#039;ll be Peyton vs. Brady one more time for the right to advance to the Super Bowl. Denver outlasted Pittsburgh in an ugly game tonight, winning 23-16. The Steelers had a chance to put this game away, but a brutal Fitzgerald Toussaint fumble in the fourth quarter ultimatelydid in Pittsbur...2016-01-17 21:37:011/16: Musket Fire- Patriots vs. Chiefs Inactives: Rob Gronkowski, Julian Edelman Will Playhttp://musketfire.com/2016/01/16/patriots-vs-chiefs-inactives-rob-gronkowski-julian-edelman-will-play/
It&#039;s time. Kickoff is nearing, and as expected, the Patriots will have a full squad to start their 2016 postseason run. They haven&#039;t been healthy for quite some time, and while they still aren&#039;t 100%, this is as close to it they have been in awhile. Patriots inactives: LaAdrian ...2016-01-16 15:36:541/14: NFL Spin Zone- New England Patriots ready to pummel Kansas City Chiefshttp://nflspinzone.com/2016/01/14/new-england-patriots-ready-pummel-kansas-city-chiefs/
An injured Kansas City Chiefs offense could find it difficult to put up points against a New England Patriots team that is strong on both sides of the ball. The New England Patriots and Kansas City Chiefs start off the divisional round on Saturday, and there is a lot of uncertainty heading into...2016-01-14 13:37:401/13: Russell Street Report- Will Home Teams Strike Back This Round?http://russellstreetreport.com/2016/01/13/street-talk/panthers-patriots-packers-divisional-round/
In the Wild Card round, visitors went 4-0. Will the home teams &#8211; all of whom are rested &#8211; strike back in the Divisional Round? No. 5 Kansas City Chiefs at No. 2 New England Patriots Saturday, January 16 at &#8230; Continue reading &#8594;
The post Will Home Teams Strike Back This Round? 2016-01-13 16:38:541/13: Chowder and Champions- Patriots Fans Should Not View Chiefs As Easy Winhttp://chowderandchampions.com/2016/01/13/patriots-fans-not-view-chiefs-easy-win/
Make no mistakes, the Chiefs are a true test for the Patriots on Saturday. The Kansas City Chiefs had no issue taking out the Houston Texans on Saturday thrashing them 30-0 away in Houston to get their 11th straight win. With the Steelers as the 6th seed advancing past the Bengals, they go on to fa.2016-01-13 07:36:531/11: Musket Fire- Patriots vs. Chiefs Injury Update: Jeremy Maclin May Playhttp://musketfire.com/?p=60443
At this point in the NFL season, injuries are a big player in who advances and who stays home, and both the Patriots and Chiefs have some positive news regarding their top players going forward. For Kansas City, it turns out receiver Jeremy Maclin did not tear his ACL on Saturday in Houston. Instead2016-01-11 06:37:031/8: Musket Fire- Ranking Potential Patriots Playoff Opponentshttp://musketfire.com/2016/01/08/ranking-potential-patriots-playoff-opponents-2/
Here is a ranking of every potential playoff opponent the Patriots may have to face from 1-11: 11. Redskins The Patriots already played the Redskins this year back in week 9, and handled them fairly easily. I know Washington has gotten better as the year has progressed, but do you really see K...2016-01-08 17:36:561/6: Musket Fire- New England Patriots Final Season Gradeshttp://musketfire.com/2016/01/06/new-england-patriots-final-season-grades/
Here are my final regular season grades for the 2015 New England Patriots: Passing Offense: B When you look back at this regular season, it&#039;s almost like the Patriots had two different passing offenses. There was the one that resembled the 2007 attack through week 10, and then there was t...2016-01-06 09:37:061/6: Musket Fire- New England Patriots Final Season Gradeshttp://musketfire.com/?p=60300
Here are my final regular season grades for the 2015 New England Patriots: Passing Offense: B When you look back at this regular season, it&#039;s almost like the Patriots had two different passing offenses. There was the one that resembled the 2007 attack through week 10, and then there was t...2016-01-06 05:37:011/4: NFL Spin Zone- Were the New England Patriots even trying to win?http://nflspinzone.com/2016/01/04/new-england-patriots-even-trying-win/
There&#039;s no denying that the New England Patriots looked flat-out terrible in their loss to the Miami Dolphins, but their putrid performance raises the question, were they even trying to get the &#34;W&#34;? The New England Patriots finished their season with a 20-10 loss in South Beach, whic...2016-01-04 16:37:161/3: Musket Fire- New England Patriots Fall To Miami Dolphins 20-10http://musketfire.com/2016/01/03/new-england-patriots-fall-to-miami-dolphins-20-10/
That was possibly the worst football game I have ever watched. The Patriots didn&#039;t really seem to care much about this game, as their gameplan on both sides of the ball was very vanilla. Tom Brady only threw the ball 21 times, they couldn&#039;t run the ball, and Ryan Tannehill did what he want2016-01-03 17:37:061/3: Musket Fire- Patriots vs. Dolphins Week 17: Start Time, Live Stream, TV Info and Morehttp://musketfire.com/?p=60185
How the hell is it already week 17? It feels like just yesterday we were watching Tom Brady and the Patriots dismantling the Steelers on opening night. But here we are, one game left before the postseason begins, and as usual, the Patriots are in great position to make another Super Bowl run. Date:.2016-01-03 05:37:391/1: NFL Spin Zone- New England Patriots: Easiest Road to Super Bowl 50http://nflspinzone.com/2016/01/01/new-england-patriots-easiest-road-super-bowl-50/
The New England Patriots are in position to reach the Super Bowlfor a record ninth time. And all the cards seem to be falling their way. As we only have one more week of football left, one can start looking at possible roads to the Super Bowl. Upsets can certainly alter the playoff picture, but...2016-01-01 08:37:2112/31: Chowder and Champions- New England Patriots: Julian Edelman Should Playhttp://chowderandchampions.com/2015/12/31/new-england-patriots-julian-edelman-play/
He has had enough rest, it is time to get Julian Edelman back for the New England Patriots. As the final week of the NFL regular season approaches, the New England Patriots are still trying to get healthy. Wide Receiver Danny Amendola is still nursing a bad knee along with defensive linebacker Dont.2015-12-31 10:37:0112/29: Musket Fire- New England Patriots Leftover Thoughts From Loss To Jetshttp://musketfire.com/2015/12/29/new-england-patriots-leftover-thoughts-from-loss-to-jets/
I don&#039;t care how meaningless the game is (even though the Patriots could have clinched the one seed on Sunday), I HATE when we lose to the Jets. Other than the Yankees, there isn&#039;t a team I hate more on this earth, and it always stings to lose to Gang Green. Even though the Pats were witho2015-12-29 09:37:1112/29: Musket Fire- New England Patriots Leftover Thoughts From Loss To Jetshttp://musketfire.com/?p=60078
I don&#039;t care how meaningless the game is (even though the Patriots could have clinched the one seed on Sunday), I HATE when we lose to the Jets. Other than the Yankees, there isn&#039;t a team I hate more on this earth, and it always stings to lose to Gang Green. Even though the Pats were witho2015-12-29 06:36:5912/27: Musket Fire- Patriots Inactives: Devin McCourty, Danny Amendola Outhttp://musketfire.com/2015/12/27/patriots-inactives-devin-mccourty-danny-amendola-out/
Here are today&#039;s inactives for the Patriots: Patriots inactives: Julian Edelman, Danny Amendola, Devin McCourty, Patrick Chung, Jonathan Freeny, Troy Hill, Josh Kline. &#8212; WEEI (@WEEI) December 27, 2015 I&#039;ll tell ya this much, there are a lot of key starters on that list, and this...2015-12-27 12:36:5812/26: The Jet Press- Patriots vs Jets: Injury status reporthttp://thejetpress.com/2015/12/26/patriots-vs-jets-isr/
The latest injury status report for the Patriots vs Jetsgame has officially been released and Gang Green is entering this match-up with a healthy lineup. In preparation for the Patriots vs JetsWeek 16 game, both teams officially listed their injury reports on Friday. Thanks to the Media Relations D.2015-12-26 23:40:1112/25: Musket Fire- Patriots Injury Report: Rob Gronkowski Fully Healthyhttp://musketfire.com/?p=59972
Here is yesterday&#039;s Patriots injury report: Here&#039;s your Patriots practice report. Merry Christmas pic.twitter.com/RECIFzkLFT &#8212; Mark Daniels (@MarkDanielsPJ) December 24, 2015 It is great to see Rob Gronkowski removed from this list, as just a few weeks ago, when the big man was ...2015-12-25 08:37:3712/24: Musket Fire- Patriots Need To Throw The Ball To Beat Jetshttp://musketfire.com/2015/12/24/patriots-need-throw-ball-beat-jets/
It&#039;s Jets week once again, and for the first time in what feels like a long time, there is something at stake for both the Patriots and the Jets. If New England wins this game, they clinch the number one seed for the playoffs, essentially giving them an extra bye week because Week 17 becomes me2015-12-24 09:37:0512/24: Musket Fire- Patriots Need To Throw The Ball To Beat Jetshttp://musketfire.com/?p=59956
It&#039;s Jets week once again, and for the first time in what feels like a long time, there is something at stake for both the Patriots and the Jets. If New England wins this game, they clinch the number one seed for the playoffs, essentially giving them an extra bye week because week 17 becomes me2015-12-24 06:37:4812/23: Chowder and Champions- New England Patriots Land Seven Players on Pro Bowl Squadhttp://chowderandchampions.com/2015/12/23/new-england-patriots-seven-players-pro-bowl/
The New England Patriots landed seven players on the 2016 Pro Bowl squad, but is that enough? The players for the 2016 Pro Bowl were announced on Tuesday, and the New England Patriots showed up extremely well. Led by quarterback Tom Brady who was selected for the 11th time in his career, the Patrio.2015-12-23 10:37:5412/23: Chowder and Champions- New England Patriots Must Go for Number One Seedhttp://chowderandchampions.com/2015/12/23/new-england-patriots-number-one-seed/
Home field advantage is key, the New England Patriots must get that number one seed in the AFC. With injuries still a big problem for the New England Patriots, there&#039;s been an argument as to whether Belichick should rest his starters and just be happy with the first-round bye instead of snaggi.2015-12-23 09:37:0412/22: Musket Fire- Malcolm Butler Among Seven Patriots Selected To Pro Bowlhttp://musketfire.com/2015/12/22/malcolm-butler-among-seven-patriots-selected-to-pro-bowl/
Yes the Pro Bowl is stupid, but it is still fun to debate the selections and argue who got snubbed across the league. This season the Patriots have seven players selected to the Pro Bowl, including leading vote-getter Tom Brady, and newcomer Malcolm Butler, who has proven this year that he is not a 2015-12-22 23:37:1212/22: Musket Fire- New England Patriots Takeaways From Win Over Titanshttp://musketfire.com/2015/12/22/new-england-patriots-takeaways-from-win-over-titans/
The New England Patriots improved to 12-2 on Sunday after they cruised to a fairly easy 33-16 win over the lowly Tennessee Titans. It was far from perfect, but when you play the Titans, you can honestly give 30% and still walk away with a comfortable victory. As a result of the win, the Patriots hav2015-12-22 10:37:3312/22: Musket Fire- New England Patriots Takeaways From Win Over Titanshttp://musketfire.com/?p=59890
The New England Patriots improved to 12-2 on Sunday after they cruised to a fairly easy 33-16 win over the lowly Tennessee Titans. It was far from perfect, but when you play the Titans, you can honestly give 30% and still walk away with a comfortable victory. As a result of the win, the Patriots hav2015-12-22 07:36:5812/21: isportsweb.com- New England Patriots: Takeaways from win over Tennesseehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/isportsweb/~3/TtL-MVywSzo/
The New England Patriots (12-2) have emerged victorious over the Tennessee Titans (3-11) in a game that ended by a score of 33-16. The game showed the Patriots defense dominating once again, while the offense looked to get the game over with early. Marcus Mariota exited the game early with a knee in2015-12-21 12:38:2012/21: Musket Fire- Patriots Clinch First Round Bye, Can Clinch One Seed With Win Over Jetshttp://musketfire.com/2015/12/21/patriots-clinch-first-round-bye-can-clinch-one-seed-with-win-over-jets/
The Patriots got a nice Christmas gift from the Steelers yesterday, because as a result of their 34-27 win over the Broncos, New England has now officially clinched a first round bye forthe playoffs. If the Pats beat the Jets next week, they will clinch the number one seed, which will then make week2015-12-21 10:37:0812/21: Musket Fire- Patriots Clinch First Round Bye, Can Clinch One Seed With Win Over Jetshttp://musketfire.com/?p=59840
The Patriots got a nice Christmas gift from the Steelers yesterday, because as a result of their 34-27 win over the Broncos, New England has now officially clinched a first round bye forthe playoffs. If the Pats beat the Jets next week, they will clinch the number one seed, which will then make week2015-12-21 06:36:5612/21: Chowder and Champions- Patriots Injury Report: Dont'a Hightower Re-Injures Knee, Morehttp://chowderandchampions.com/2015/12/20/patriots-injury-report-donta-hightower-knee-more/
The Patriots came away with a win on Sunday, but the injuries continued to mount. The New England Patriots were able to take care of a bad Tennessee Titans team rather easily on Sunday afternoon. While their performance left plenty to be desired, the Patriots were ableto walk away with a 33-16 win .2015-12-21 00:37:2612/20: Musket Fire- New England Patriots Beat Tennessee Titans 33-16http://musketfire.com/2015/12/20/new-england-patriots-beat-tennessee-titans-33-16/
It was ugly, but the New England Patriots beat the Tennessee Titans 33-16 today to improve to 12-2 on the season. The Pats jumped out to a 24-3 halftime lead, and while the second half was bad, they managed to hang on for an easy win. Once again the defense dominated, as they held the Titans to 282 2015-12-20 16:37:1312/18: Musket Fire- Tom Brady Leads NFL In Pro Bowl Votes Because He's The Besthttp://musketfire.com/?p=59779
Note: The Pro Bowl is stupid and the fact that they have stupid fans vote for it is ridiculous. With that said, let&#039;s gloat about Tom Brady. The fan voting for the 2015 NFL Pro Bowl has come to a close, and Tom Brady is the leading vote-getter. The Pats also have seven other players that lea...2015-12-18 06:37:1212/18: Musket Fire- Patriots Practice Report: Devin McCourty Absenthttp://musketfire.com/?p=59775
Here is yesterday&#039;s Patriots practice report: Here&#039;s your Patriots injury my report pic.twitter.com/30mRL7x03k &#8212; Mark Daniels (@MarkDanielsPJ) December 17, 2015 Aside from the McCourty injury, the Patriots are slowly getting healthier as the playoffs get closer and closer. Yes, ...2015-12-18 05:37:1312/16: EndZone Score- New England Patriots dealt more injuries, set to sign veteran RB?http://www.endzonescore.com/new-england-patriots-dealt-more-season-ending-injuries/32428
It feels like each week theÂ New England PatriotsÂ are dealt another injury to one of their key cogs in their operation. Whether it&#8217;s beenÂ Julian Edelman, Dion Lewis, Nate Solder, Aaron Dobson, Rob GronkowskiÂ for a game,Â Dont&#8217;a HightowerÂ andÂ Jamie CollinsÂ for a few games. The Patri2015-12-16 14:37:4612/16: Musket Fire- New England Patriots: Life Without LeGarrette Blount And Dominique Easleyhttp://musketfire.com/2015/12/16/new-england-patriots-life-without-legarrette-blount-and-dominique-easley/
The New England Patriots placed LeGarrette Blount and Dominique Easley on season ending injured reserve yesterday, as the injury bug continues to decimate this team. New England has been kind of lucky in that a lot of their injuries haven&#039;t been season ending, but Blount and Easley weren&#039;t2015-12-16 10:37:2612/16: Musket Fire- New England Patriots: Life Without LeGarrette Blount And Dominique Easleyhttp://musketfire.com/?p=59737
The New England Patriots placed LeGarrette Blount and Dominique Easley on season ending injured reserve yesterday, as the injury bug continues to decimate this team. New England has been kind of lucky in that a lot of their injuries haven&#039;t been season ending, but Blount and Easley weren&#039;t2015-12-16 07:37:0312/15: FootballPerspective.com- Week 14 Game Scripts: Can Denver Win Without A Running Game?http://www.footballperspective.com/week-14-game-scripts-can-denver-win-without-a-running-game/
After ten weeks, I calculated the pass identities of every team in the NFL. At the time, I noted that it was weird how Denver was the 4th most pass-happy team in the NFL despite, you know, Peyton Manning playing like the worst quarterback in football and the Broncos owning the league&#8217;s top def2015-12-15 13:35:4712/15: Musket Fire- New England Patriots Takeaways From Win Over Texanshttp://musketfire.com/?p=59696
The New England Patriots got back on track on Sunday against the Houston Texans, as they dominated their way to an easy 27-6 victory. The defense played absolutely lights out, and the offense made the necessary plays to win, particularly in the first half, as a Rob Gronkowski touchdown just before h2015-12-15 05:37:2112/14: Chowder and Champions- Patriots: Injuries Continue to Mount in Win over Texanshttp://chowderandchampions.com/2015/12/14/patriots-injuries-mount-win-texans/
The Injuries continued to be an issue for the New England Patriots in a big win over the Houston Texans. The New England Patriots came into Houston and took care of business on Sunday night. Led by a strong defensive performance and a returning Rob Gronkowski, the Patriots controlled the game throu.2015-12-14 01:37:0712/13: Musket Fire- Patriots Inactives: Rob Gronkowski Will Playhttp://musketfire.com/2015/12/13/patriots-inactives-rob-gronkowski-will-play/
Here are the Patriots inactives for tonight: Patriots inactives: WR Julian Edelman LB Dont&#039;a Hightower G Josh Kline DT Sealver Siliga S Tavon Wilson WR Damaris Johnson DE Geneo Grissom &#8212; Doug Kyed (@DougKyed) December 14, 2015 All of this is expected for the Pats, as it was reported ...2015-12-13 19:37:3012/13: Musket Fire- Patriots vs. Texans Week 14: Start Time, Live Stream, TV Info and Morehttp://musketfire.com/2015/12/13/patriots-vs-texans-week-14-start-time-live-stream-tv-info-and-more/
The Patriots take on the Texans tonight in primetime, as they try to avoid losing three straight games for the first time since 1598... Date: Sunday, December 13th KickoffTime: 8:30 PM ET TV Channel: NBC Radio: 98.5 FM Live Stream: NBC Sports This should be a tight game, mainly because the Pat...2015-12-13 10:37:5212/13: Musket Fire- Patriots vs. Texans Week 14: Start Time, Live Stream, TV Info and Morehttp://musketfire.com/?p=59617
The Patriots take on the Texans tonight in primetime, as they try to avoid losing three straight games for the first time since 1598... Date: Sunday, December 13th KickoffTime: 8:30 PM ET TV Channel: NBC Radio: 98.5 FM Live Stream: NBC Sports This should be a tight game, mainly because the Pat...2015-12-13 06:36:5212/8: Musket Fire- New England Patriots Takeaways From Loss To Eagleshttp://musketfire.com/2015/12/08/new-england-patriots-takeaways-from-loss-to-eagles/
The &#039;F U Tour&#039; for the 2015 season has been momentarily paused for the New England Patriots. The only thing that could have slowed this team down coming into the season was injuries, and that is exactly what has happened. With Rob Gronkowski, Julian Edelman, Dion Lewis, Nate Solder, Dont..2015-12-08 12:37:3312/8: Musket Fire- New England Patriots Takeaways From Loss To Eagleshttp://musketfire.com/?p=59505
The &#039;F U Tour&#039; for the 2015 season has been momentarily paused for the New England Patriots. The only thing that could have slowed this team down coming into the season was injuries, and that is exactly what has happened. With Rob Gronkowski, Julian Edelman, Dion Lewis, Nate Solder, Dont..2015-12-08 06:36:5112/6: Musket Fire- Patriots vs. Eagles Week 13: Start Time, Live Stream, TV Info and Morehttp://musketfire.com/?p=59439
Today the Patriots look to bounce back from their first loss of the year, as they welcome the lowly Eagles to Gillette Stadium. This is a mismatch, although since the Pats are still dealing with a plethora of injuries, I don&#039;t think this is going to be a massive blowout (it still might be). Da.2015-12-06 05:37:1412/5: Inside the Iggles- Eagles Week 13: Is There Any Way to Beat the Patriots?http://insidetheiggles.com/?p=65647
After giving up 45 points in back-to-back games the Philadelphia Eagles are reeling and of course they also get to try and get back on track against the New England Patriots. The Patriots are wounded, however, any team with Tom Brady can not be taken lightly. On offense the Patriots are missing k...2015-12-05 08:37:4112/4: Chowder and Champions- Patriots Injury Report: Gronk Out, Amendola and Linebackers Questionablehttp://chowderandchampions.com/2015/12/04/patriots-injury-report-gronk-amendola-questionable/
The New England Patriots injury report has been released, givingus a better idea of who could play against the Philadelphia Eagles this week. Injuries continue to be a major issue for the New England Patriots, with primary players featured on the team&#039;s injury report. Their top three targets i.2015-12-04 17:37:2612/4: Baller Mind Frame- NFL Preview: Patriots vs Eagleshttp://www.ballermindframe.com/2015/12/04/nfl-preview-patriots-vs-eagles/
What a freakin&#8217; game! Holy football! That was without a doubt the best football game this regular season. It had everything. Stout defense, great offense, special team mishaps, you name it and it happened. Heck even the young guy Brock Osweiler looked good&#8230; Hey wait, where are you going?2015-12-04 15:38:1112/4: Musket Fire- New England Patriots Keys vs. Philadelphia Eagleshttp://musketfire.com/2015/12/04/new-england-patriots-keys-vs-philadelphia-eagles/
The New England Patriots will try to bounce back from their first loss of the season this week as they host the 4-7 Philadelphia Eagles. I&#039;m not going to sugarcoat it, this game is a mismatch in every sense of the word, even though the Patriots are dealing with a host of injuries to key players2015-12-04 11:37:0512/4: Musket Fire- New England Patriots Keys vs. Philadelphia Eagleshttp://musketfire.com/?p=59405
The New England Patriots will try to bounce back from their first loss of the season this week as they host the 4-7 Philadelphia Eagles. I&#039;m not going to sugarcoat it, this game is a mismatch in every sense of the word, even though the Patriots are dealing with a host of injuries to key players2015-12-04 06:37:1312/3: Musket Fire- Patriots Injury Update: Dont'a Hightower Present At Practice, Gronk Outhttp://musketfire.com/2015/12/03/patriots-injury-update-donta-hightower-present-at-practice-gronk-out/
Here is yesterday&#039;s Patriots practice report: Patriots LBs Dont&#039;a Hightower and Jamie Collins are practicing. &#8212; Doug Kyed (@DougKyed) December 2, 2015 Dominique Easley, Justin Coleman, Gronk, Trey Williams and Edelman are missing from Patriots practice. &#8212; Doug Kyed (@Do...2015-12-03 10:37:1812/3: Musket Fire- Patriots Injury Update: Dont'a Hightower Present At Practice, Gronk Outhttp://musketfire.com/?p=59395
Here is yesterday&#039;s Patriots practice report: Patriots LBs Dont&#039;a Hightower and Jamie Collins are practicing. &#8212; Doug Kyed (@DougKyed) December 2, 2015 Dominique Easley, Justin Coleman, Gronk, Trey Williams and Edelman are missing from Patriots practice. &#8212; Doug Kyed (@Do...2015-12-03 05:36:5212/2: Chowder and Champions- Patriots: Amendola, Collins and Hightower All Return to Practicehttp://chowderandchampions.com/2015/12/02/patriots-amendola-collins-hightower-all-return-practice/
Injuries have not been kind to the New England Patriots this season. However, recent practice reports suggest they may be getting some key players back. Simply put, the New England Patriots have had incredibly bad luck with injuries this season. They have been able to battle through with an AFC-bes.2015-12-02 15:37:0312/2: Musket Fire- New England Patriots: Injury Thoughts Going Forwardhttp://musketfire.com/2015/12/02/new-england-patriots-injury-thoughts-going-forward/
The New England Patriots recently dropped their first game of the season, as the Denver Broncos were able to get past the Pats&#039; JV squad 30-24 in overtime. The bigger news from this game from a Patriots perspective was the injury to Rob Gronkowski, but thankfully his injury isn&#039;t too serio2015-12-02 10:38:2612/2: Musket Fire- AFC Playoff Picture: Patriots Still In Drivers Seathttp://musketfire.com/2015/12/02/afc-playoff-picture-patriots-still-in-drivers-seat/
Here is a look at the updated AFC playoff picture: 1. Patriots (10-1) 2. Bengals (9-2) 3. Broncos (9-2) 4. Colts (6-5) 5. Chiefs (6-5) 6. Texans (6-5) Things are still looking good for the Patriots, despite a heartbreaking loss in Denver, and just a ridiculous amount of injuries...2015-12-02 10:38:2612/2: Musket Fire- AFC Playoff Picture: Patriots Still In Drivers Seathttp://musketfire.com/?p=59365
Here is a look at the updated AFC playoff picture: 1. Patriots (10-1) 2. Bengals (9-2) 3. Broncos (9-2) 4. Colts (6-5) 5. Chiefs (6-5) 6. Texans (6-5) Things are still looking good for the Patriots, despite a heartbreaking loss in Denver, and just a ridiculous amount of injuries...2015-12-02 08:37:0412/2: Musket Fire- New England Patriots: Injury Thoughts Going Forwardhttp://musketfire.com/?p=59351
The New England Patriots recently dropped their first game of the season, as the Denver Broncos were able to get past the Pats&#039; JV squad 30-24 in overtime. The bigger news from this game from a Patriots perspective was the injury to Rob Gronkowski, but thankfully his injury isn&#039;t too serio2015-12-02 05:37:1612/1: Chowder and Champions- New England Patriots: Grading Position Groups Week 12http://chowderandchampions.com/2015/12/01/new-england-patriots-grading-position-week-12/
Grading the Patriots&#039; performance from their Sunday Night Football loss to the Broncos. The Patriots suffered their first loss of the season in the thin air of Denver on Sunday night, despite holding a 21-7 lead in the fourth quarter, with the defense dominating the Broncos&#039; offense. Howe.2015-12-01 20:37:0712/1: Chowder and Champions- Patriots LB Jamie Collins Expected to Return vs. Eagleshttp://chowderandchampions.com/2015/12/01/patriots-lb-jamie-collins-expected-return-vs-eagles/
Injuries have not been kind to the New England Patriots recently, but finally some good news as star linebacker Jamie Collins is set to return. Seemingly the entire offensive line, Dion Lewis, Julian Edelman, Danny Amendola, Dont&#039;a Hightower and of course Rob Gronkowski. When it comes to devas.2015-12-01 15:37:3812/1: Section 215- Eagles All-22: How To Compete With The Patriots Part Onehttp://section215.com/?p=50926
The first look at how the Philadelphia Eagles can upset the New England Patriots. Eight years ago, the Eagles headed to Foxborough to face off against an undefeated Patriots team that was running roughshod over the rest of the NFL. The Patriots weren&#039;t just 10-0, they were embarrassing teams, .2015-12-01 09:39:5511/30: NFL Spin Zone- New England Patriots still the team to beathttp://nflspinzone.com/2015/11/30/new-england-patriots-still-team-beat/
On Sunday night, the New England Patriots lost their first game of the season, leaving them just a bit short of the perfect regular season that they were aspiring for. Already one can hear everyone questioning if the New England Patriots are still the team the beat. My answer to that is that they a.2015-11-30 13:38:0211/30: Musket Fire- Rob Gronkowski May Not Miss One Gamehttp://musketfire.com/2015/11/30/rob-gronkowski-may-not-miss-one-game/
We have an official report on Rob Gronkowski&#039;s injury, and the verdict is awesome. Sounds like #Patriots TE Rob Gronkowski (knee) is unlikely to miss more than one game, I&#039;m told. In fact, he may not even miss that. &#8212; Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) November 30, 2015 New England fans c...2015-11-30 12:37:2811/30: Chowder and Champions- Dont'a Hightower Injury: Believed to be Sprained MCLhttp://chowderandchampions.com/2015/11/30/donta-hightower-injury-believed-sprained-mcl/
It is not receiving the most attention, but the Dont&#039;a Hightower injury can be a massive loss for the Patriots. Here is the latest. The story from Sunday night had a little to do with the Denver Broncos knocking off the previously undefeated New England Patriots, but the major story was the se.2015-11-30 11:37:2511/30: Chowder and Champions- Patriots vs. Broncos: Three Week 12 Stars of the Gamehttp://chowderandchampions.com/2015/11/30/patriots-vs-broncos-week-12-stars-game/
The Patriots suffered their first loss of the season on Sunday night, but it was not because of these players. Who were the Pats Week 12 stars? The New England Patriots tried to battle through, but the Brock Osweiler and the Denver Broncos proved to be too much, as their undefeated run came to an e.2015-11-30 11:37:2511/30: Chowder and Champions- New England Patriots: Loss to Broncos Good for Team?http://chowderandchampions.com/2015/11/30/new-england-patriots-loss-broncos-good/
While it is certainly a tough pill to swallow, the New England Patriots loss to the Denver Broncos a good thing for the team. The New England Patriots lost their first game of the season on Sunday night, a 30-24 overtime defeat to the Denver Broncos. Broncos quarterback Brock Osweiler made his seco.2015-11-30 11:37:2511/26: Inside the Pylon- FROM THE ARCHIVES: Pressure Scheme: Blitzing With Rush Lane Integrityhttp://insidethepylon.com/film-study/film-study-nfl/defense-film-study-nfl/2015/11/26/pressure-scheme-blitzing-with-rush-lane-integrity/
Even the best laid pressure schemesÂ of a defensive coordinator can go awry. Whether because of sound fundamentals in pass protection or a quarterback escaping the ...
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2015-11-26 00:38:5811/13: Chowder and Champions- Patriots: Brady, Gronkowski and Collins Named Mid-Season All-Proshttp://chowderandchampions.com/2015/11/13/patriots-brady-gronkowskicollins-mid-season-all-pro/
The New England Patriots have gone an impressive 8-0 to start the season.They are one of three remaining undefeated teams in the NFL, and are showing no signs of being slowed down anytime soon. They are likely the best team in the league at the mid-season point. With the middle of the regular sea...2015-11-13 11:37:4511/4: Chowder and Champions- Patriots Jamie Collins Should be NFL Defensive Player of the Yearhttp://chowderandchampions.com/?p=40279
The New England Patriots are off and running to an impressive 7-0 start to the season, and are clearly among the favorites to take home the Lombardi Trophy once again this season. Tom Brady and the Patriots&#039; offense gets most of the creditfor the team&#039;s success, and rightfully so. Brady...2015-11-04 07:37:0011/3: Chowder and Champions- New England Patriots: Eight Strong Pro Bowl Candidateshttp://chowderandchampions.com/2015/11/03/new-england-patriots-top-5-pro-bowl-candidates/
It&#039;s no secret that the Patriots have a significant amount of talent. But that&#039;s expected from the reigning Super Bowl champions, who have also started 7-0. The Patriots are playing great football on both sides of the ball right now. While there&#039;s plenty of players that are playing...2015-11-03 08:37:3110/29: Phin Phanatic- Miami Dolphins vs. New England Patriots: Key Match-Upshttp://phinphanatic.com/2015/10/29/miami-dolphins-vs-new-england-patriots-key-match-ups/
The Dan Campbell era has started off with a massive boom experiencing nothing but resounding success. The Miami Dolphins offense has become a juggernaut featuring a steady dose of the running game and feasting on explosive plays. The defense has transformed from a unit incapable of stopping a nose b2015-10-29 18:37:2010/28: Chowder and Champions- Patriots vs. Dolphins: Thursday Night Football Previewhttp://chowderandchampions.com/?p=40035
After an impressive 30-23 victory over the powerful New York Jets, the New England Patriots have a quick turn-around, as they will host the Miami Dolphins on Thursday Night Football this week. Tom Brady has the offense rolling, and the defense has been good enough, as the Patriots have sprinted out 2015-10-28 04:37:2310/27: Musket Fire- New England Patriots Grades: Run Defense Shineshttp://musketfire.com/?p=58489
Here are this week&#039;s New England Patriots game grades. Pass Offense: A+ Tom Brady (along with Danny Amendola and Rob Gronkowski) won this football game for the Patriots. Their game-plan was to simply abandon the running game, put the ball in the hands of the best quarterback of all time, ...2015-10-27 05:37:4310/26: isportsweb.com- New England Patriots: Takeaways From Win vs. Jetshttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/isportsweb/~3/WRuK4xYXojE/
The New England Patriots defeated their divisional rivals, the New York Jets, by a score of 30-23. The game was close, extremely close, as both teams offenses found ways to drive down the field. Both quarterbacks aired the ball out in this one, as the running game was nowhere to be found. The Patrio2015-10-26 23:38:4810/26: Musket Fire- New England Patriots Play Awful, Still Hang 30 On Best Defensehttp://musketfire.com/2015/10/26/new-england-patriots-play-awful-still-hang-30-on-best-defense/
To put it simply, the New England Patriots played awful yesterday. Their third down defense was putrid, they dropped way too many balls, couldn&#039;t rush the quarterback, and aside from the second play of the game, couldn&#039;t force any turnovers. And despite all of that, they still came away wi2015-10-26 09:37:2810/26: Musket Fire- New England Patriots Play Awful, Still Hang 30 On Best Defensehttp://musketfire.com/?p=58414
To put it simply, the New England Patriots played awful yesterday. Their third down defense was putrid, they dropped way too many balls, couldn&#039;t rush the quarterback, and aside from the second play of the game, couldn&#039;t force any turnovers. And despite all of that, they still came away wi2015-10-26 05:37:1810/25: Musket Fire- New England Patriots Inactives: Dion Lewis Out, Dont'a Hightower Inhttp://musketfire.com/2015/10/25/new-england-patriots-inactives-dion-lewis-out-donta-hightower-in/
The New England Patriots have released today&#039;s inactive list. #Patriots inactives. #NYJvsNEpic.twitter.com/lHjbTu0taL &#8212; New England Patriots (@Patriots) October 25, 2015 The injury bug has hit Foxboro hard, and this list is reflective of that. Shaq Mason and Marcus Cannon are both ou...2015-10-25 12:37:3810/24: NFL Spin Zone- New England Patriots: Will Injuries Sink the Team?http://nflspinzone.com/2015/10/24/new-england-patriots-will-injuries-sink-team/
As the New England Patriots are preparing for their division battle with the New York Jets for a game that determines who will be in first place, the Patriots injury issues are casting a dark shadow. With eight players questionable and three players out, the Pats have a lot of injuries to deal with 2015-10-24 22:37:5810/24: EndZone Score- Marcus Cannon, Jabaal Sheard out for Patriots, 8 questionablehttp://www.endzonescore.com/marcus-cannon-jabaal-sheard-out-for-pats-8-questionable/29157
TheÂ New England PatriotsÂ offense is operating on a record pace despite being dangerously low at the starting tackle position. And the news isn&#8217;t getting any better for the Patriots heading into their critical AFC East matchup with theÂ New York Jets this Sunday. After suffering a toe injury 2015-10-24 13:39:0710/23: Chowder and Champions- New England Patriots Must Contain Jets RB Chris Ivoryhttp://chowderandchampions.com/?p=39810
This week, the New England Patriots host a division rival in what is the most important game of the early season slate. The 4-1 New York Jets will travel in to Foxborough to try to give the Patriots their first loss of the season. The Jets have gotten off to an incredible start under new head coa...2015-10-23 06:37:5210/23: Musket Fire- Patriots vs. Jets: 3 Defensive Keyshttp://musketfire.com/?p=58337
The Patriots and Jets meet once again this Sunday in another installment of one of the fiercest rivalries in the NFL. And this week, the winner of this game will have sole possession of first place in the AFC East, so the emotions will be at an all-time level between these two squads. Yesterday I...2015-10-23 05:38:4210/18: Musket Fire- New England Patriots Inactives: Aaron Dobson Out, Dion Lewis Inhttp://musketfire.com/2015/10/18/new-england-patriots-inactives-aaron-dobson-out-dion-lewis-in/
The New England Patriots have released their inactives list for today&#039;s game against the Colts. #Patriots inactives. #NEvsINDpic.twitter.com/0r4m1cINAN &#8212; New England Patriots (@Patriots) October 18, 2015 We already knew Dont&#039;a Hightower would be out, and at this point, Ryan Wend...2015-10-18 19:37:3210/17: EndZone Score- Patriots injury report: CB Brown to IR, LB Hightower out with rib injuryhttp://www.endzonescore.com/patriots-injury-report-cb-brown-to-ir-lb-hightower-out-with-rib-injury/28727
TheÂ New England PatriotsÂ received grim news on cornerback Tarell Brown on Sunday, as they announced that his injured foot was indeed serious enough for him to miss the rest of the season. #Patriots sign OL Cameron Fleming; Place CB Tarell Brown on Injured Reserve: http://t.co/KK3sPm9SyE &#8212; Ne2015-10-17 22:39:0610/17: Musket Fire- Patriots' Dont'a Hightower Out vs. Colts, Dion Lewis Good To Gohttp://musketfire.com/2015/10/17/patriots-donta-hightower-out-vs-colts-dion-lewis-good-to-go/
The injury bug has started to hit the Patriots hard this week, as first Nate Solder was placed on the IR, then Tarell Brown, and now linebacker Dont&#039;a Hightower won&#039;t play tomorrow against the Colts. Hightower&#039;s injury isn&#039;t season ending, but he the Pats will be without one of t2015-10-17 18:37:3810/15: Horseshoe Heroes- Colts vs Patriots Injury Report: Luck, Hilton Limitedhttp://horseshoeheroes.com/2015/10/15/colts-vs-patriots-injury-report-luck-hilton-limited/
The Indianapolis Colts host the New England Patriots on Sunday Night Football. After extended time off, the Colts were hoping to field their complete offense but instead the injury report grew in the second day of practice this week. Andrew Luck was once again limited, but reportedly is trending ...2015-10-15 17:37:5110/15: Horseshoe Heroes- Colts vs Patriots: Behind Enemy Lineshttp://horseshoeheroes.com/2015/10/15/colts-vs-patriots-behind-enemy-lines/
The Indianapolis Colts play host to the New England Patriots in one of the most anti**** games on the year. There is no shortage of storylines for Sunday Night Football this week, so we decided to get some intel straight from the source. We spoke with the editor of Musket Fire, Connor Fulton, ...2015-10-15 10:38:1510/14: Horseshoe Heroes- Colts vs Patriots Injury Report: Luck Limitedhttp://horseshoeheroes.com/2015/10/14/colts-vs-patriots-injury-report-luck-limited/
The Indianapolis Colts are set to face the New England Patriots this weekend, but might have to do so without a key member of the team. Andrew Luck&#039;s status for Sunday night&#039;s game still remains up in the air. Luck reportedly practiced in full on Monday, but was limited for Wednesday...2015-10-14 16:38:3010/12: Musket Fire- New England Patriots Play Bad, Still Crush Cowboys By 24http://musketfire.com/2015/10/12/new-england-patriots-play-bad-still-crush-cowboys-by-24/
The New England Patriots were far from perfect yesterday, easily playing their worst game of 2015, but they still emerged with a 24-point victory over a talented Dallas Cowboys team. The offensive line really struggled in the first half, giving up five sacks, but they rebounded in the second and Tom2015-10-12 10:37:3710/12: Musket Fire- New England Patriots Play Bad, Still Crush Cowboys By 24http://musketfire.com/?p=58012
The New England Patriots were far from perfect yesterday, easily playing their worst game of 2015, but they still emerged with a 24-point victory over a talented Dallas Cowboys team. The offensive line really struggled in the first half, giving up five sacks, but they rebounded in the second and Tom2015-10-12 05:37:3510/11: Musket Fire- Patriots vs. Cowboys Week Five: Start Time, Live Stream, TV Info and Morehttp://musketfire.com/?p=57984
The undefeated Patriots are in Dallas today to take on the Cowboys, in a game that has kind of lost its luster. When the schedule first came out, I thought this contest would be one of the best of 2015, but now that Tony Romo and Dez Bryant are both out for the Cowboys, New England might turn this o2015-10-11 06:37:2810/9: The Landry Hat- Cowboys Fans: Insider reveals the Patriots biggest weaknesshttp://thelandryhat.com/?p=88824
One of the many great things about working at FanSided is our access to different experts. Since our network has a site for every NFL team, I&#8217;d thought I&#8217;d get an insider&#8217;s take on the upcoming Dallas Cowboys vs. New England Patriots game from behind enemy lines. Therefore, I prese2015-10-09 12:38:3710/8: Chowder and Champions- Patriots vs. Cowboys: Five Players to Watchhttp://chowderandchampions.com/?p=39339
For their Week 5 contest, the New England Patriots will travel to Jerry&#039;s World to take on the Dallas Cowboys. When the schedule was first released over the off season, this game was circled as arguably the premier match-up on the entire NFL calendar. The defending Super Bowl champions on the r2015-10-08 08:39:0410/7: Baller Mind Frame- NFL Breakdown: Patriots vs Cowboyshttp://www.ballermindframe.com/2015/10/07/nfl-breakdown-patriots-vs-cowboys/
I don&#8217;t think there is anything scarier in the NFL for a team than finding out they are going to catch the New England Patriots after the Pats have a bye week! Que the scary music. In the fifteen years that Bill Belichick has been at the helm of this battle destroyer that the Patriots [...]2015-10-07 13:39:3110/2: isportsweb.com- New England Patriots: Transactions madehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/isportsweb/~3/DAa_8W2RjTM/
The New England Patriots may be going into their bye week, but they remain active as always in their pursuits of improvement. A few roster changes have been made in the past week. The most recent involved tight end Michael Hoomanawanui; he has been traded to the New Orleans Saints. In exchange, the 2015-10-02 19:39:3810/1: Chowder and Champions- New England Patriots Should Look to Trade LB Jerod Mayohttp://chowderandchampions.com/2015/10/01/new-england-patriots-should-look-to-trade-lb-jerod-mayo/
More than ever before, the New England Patriots have been aggressive in the early season trade market. Bill Belichick and his staff are doing a nice job of filling the few holes that exist on the roster, and finding under-valued talent with upside. The recent acquisition of Jonathan Bostic from t...2015-10-01 13:37:529/29: EndZone Score- How Jon Bostic will fit in with the Patriotshttp://www.endzonescore.com/how-jon-bostic-will-fit-in-with-the-patriots/27495
TheÂ Chicago BearsÂ made a series of trades yesterday. They sent defensive endÂ Jared AllenÂ to theÂ Carolina Panthers.Â That was the big name trade, even though Allen is on the back nine of his career. They also sent linebackerÂ Jon BosticÂ to the New England Patriots. Because of this trade, the Pa2015-09-29 18:38:439/28: NFL Spin Zone- New England Patriots are Best Team in NFLhttp://nflspinzone.com/2015/09/28/new-england-patriots-best-team-nfl/
In a complete mismatch from the get-go, the New England Patriots destroyed the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday afternoon, easily cruising to a 51-17 victory.Tom Brady was incredible once again, tossing 358 yards and two touchdowns. He also became only the fourth player in NFL history to throw for 4002015-09-28 11:38:589/28: Musket Fire- New England Patriots: A Few Takeaways From 51-17 Victoryhttp://musketfire.com/?p=57671
The New England Patriots absolutely annihilated the Jacksonville Jaguars yesterday, going up by as many as 41 points, and ultimately winning 51-17. This was a complete mismatch, as Tom Brady and company jumped up on the Jags early and often. New England&#039;s offense went up and down the field o...2015-09-28 05:38:459/24: Black and Teal- Jacksonville Jaguars vs. New England Patriots: Keep Your Enemies Close - 5 Questions with Musket Firehttp://blackandteal.com/2015/09/24/jacksonville-jaguars-vs-new-england-patriots-keep-your-enemies-close-5-questions-with-musket-fire/
The Jacksonville Jaguars are riding high after defeating the Miami Dolphins 23-20 for their first win of the 2015 season, but it&#039;s already Thursday, meaning the Jaguars need to face the harsh reality that they are playing the defending Super Bowl champions this Sunday. It&#039;s not just tha...2015-09-24 14:37:599/24: Inside the Pylon- Pressure Scheme: Blitzing With Rush Lane Integrityhttp://insidethepylon.com/film-study/film-study-nfl/defense-film-study-nfl/2015/09/24/pressure-scheme-blitzing-with-rush-lane-integrity/
Even the best laid pressure schemesÂ of a defensive coordinator can go awry. Whether because of sound fundamentals in pass protection or a quarterback escaping the ...
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2015-09-24 00:40:179/23: Musket Fire- New England Patriots Grades: Tom Brady Leads Dominating Offensehttp://musketfire.com/?p=57576
Here are this week&#039;s New England Patriots game grades. Passing Offense: A+ The Buffalo Bills came into Sunday&#039;s game as one of the best defenses in the league, and they probably leave as one of the best in the league. However they were no match for Tom Brady and company, as they shre...2015-09-23 05:40:249/21: NFL Spin Zone- New England Patriots: Six Stars from Week 2 vs. Billshttp://nflspinzone.com/2015/09/21/new-england-patriots-six-stars-week-2-vs-bills/
The New England Patriots went into hostile territory on Sunday afternoon, and came away with an impressive 40-32 victory over their division rivals, the Buffalo Bills.Rex Ryan and his squad can talk all that they want, but the Patriots went in to their home stadium and smacked them in the mouth in f2015-09-21 15:40:199/21: Musket Fire- New England Patriots: Three Takeaways From 40-32 Win Over Buffalo Billshttp://musketfire.com/?p=57483
The New England Patriots silenced the Buffalo Bills yesterday, beating them by a score of 40-32. The Pats jumped out to a 37-13 lead late in the third quarter, but then they kind of fell asleep at the wheel, as Buffalo reeled off 19 straight points to close the gap to five points.However Tom Brady r2015-09-21 05:40:189/18: Musket Fire- New England Patriots: Three Defensive Keys vs. Buffalo Billshttp://musketfire.com/?p=57394
Yesterday I talked about the three offensive keys for the New England Patriots on Sunday, so today I want to touch on the defensive side of the ball. The strength of the Buffalo Bills is definitely the defense, but I wouldn&#039;t sleep on this offensive unit if I were Bill Belichick and the Patr...2015-09-18 05:37:539/11: NFL Spin Zone- Pittsburgh Steelers vs. New England Patriots Ten Observationshttp://nflspinzone.com/2015/09/11/pittsburgh-steelers-vs-new-england-patriots-ten-observations/
The New England Patriots defended their home turf with aplomb in last night&#039;s season opener, defeating the Pittsburgh Steelers 28-21 in a game in which they were never trailing. Although the Steelers were excellent on offense, miscommunications on defense and a couple of critical errors prevent2015-09-11 12:39:389/11: NFL Spin Zone- Ryan Shazier was Pittsburgh Steelers best defender on TNFhttp://nflspinzone.com/2015/09/11/ryan-shazier-was-pittsburgh-steelers-best-defender-on-tnf/
Although the Pittsburgh Steelers defense was absolutely torched through the air and on the ground in last night&#039;s 28-21 loss to the New England Patriots, not everybody on that side of the ball performed poorly. Second-year inside linebacker Ryan Shazier is widely seen as the team&#039;s most dy2015-09-11 12:39:389/11: Musket Fire- New England Patriots: A Few Brief Takeaways From 28-21 Winhttp://musketfire.com/?p=57157
The New England Patriots opened up their 2015 season last night with a resounding 28-21 victory over the Steelers, as the defending champs came out firing (as expected).Tom Brady was his usual perfect self, Rob Gronkowski and Julian Edelman dominated, and despite a plethora of injuries, the offensiv2015-09-11 05:38:329/10: NFL Spin Zone- New England Patriots: Five Players to Watch in Week 1http://nflspinzone.com/?p=108953
The defending Super Bowl champion New England Patriots will open the 2015 NFL season on Thursday, as they host the Pittsburgh Steelers. The Patriots&#039; off season was full of off-the-field issues which ended up in their most prestigious player having to fight the NFL in federal court. Fortunat...2015-09-10 12:38:009/10: Musket Fire- New England Patriots vs. Pittsburgh Steelers: A Few Final Thoughtshttp://musketfire.com/?p=57114
The New England Patriots and Pittsburgh Steelers are set to kick off the 2015 NFL season tonight, in what should be a terrific matchup. Rarely do we get to see two Hall-of-Fame quarterbacks not named Brady and Peyton go at it, so I am definitely excited for this tilt. In case you missed it earlie...2015-09-10 06:38:539/9: Musket Fire- New England Patriots vs. Pittsburgh Steelers: Three Defensive Keyshttp://musketfire.com/?p=57085
Yesterday I talked offensive keys for the New England Patriots in their season opener against the Pittsburgh Steelers, so today, I&#039;m going to talk defense. This game features two of the most explosive offenses in the league, led by two Hall-of-Fame quarterbacks, but I believe the defense will d2015-09-09 05:37:288/28: Musket Fire- New England Patriots vs. Carolina Panthers: A Few Players To Watchhttp://musketfire.com/?p=56689
The New England Patriots take on the Carolina Panthers tonight for their third preseason bout, as the 2015 regular season creeps closer and closer. The third preseason game is generally the one most similar to a normal contest, as starters will play longer so coaches can begin to get a feel as to ho2015-08-28 05:37:538/26: Musket Fire- New England Patriots' Areas To Watch vs. Carolina Panthershttp://musketfire.com/?p=56591
Week three of the preseason is here, and generally speaking, that is when we get to seea lot of the starting units for each side, sometimes playing into the third quarter. Last year the Patriots faced off with the Panthers in the third game, and they emerged victorious by a score of 30-7.In the pres2015-08-26 05:37:268/24: The Sports Quotient- Four Takeaways Midway Through The Patriots' Preseasonhttp://thesportsquotient.com/nfl/2015/8/24/four-takeaways-midway-through-the-patriots-preseason
The preseason is a time unlike any other, where fans tend to leap to conclusions on players based on what they see in a glorified scrimmage. Don't get me wrong, we all do it, but let's try to avoid sizzling hot takes predicated upon what we've seen after two weeks of football.Bill Belichick's New En2015-08-24 12:39:218/14: NFL Spin Zone- New England Patriots Preseason Opener: 3 up, 3 downhttp://nflspinzone.com/?p=104799
We have to be careful not to read too much into the preseason, especially the preseason opener. In 2013 tight end Zach Sudfeld was the talk of the New England Patriots training camp, with some people even referring to him as &#34;mini-Gronk&#34;. Sudfeld went on to catch zero passes in three games..2015-08-14 11:37:558/11: Bear Goggles On- Chicago Bears Land LB Matthew Wells in Trade with Patriotshttp://beargoggleson.com/2015/08/11/matthew-wells-chicago-bears-trade-patriots/
In a move that seems to benefit both teams, the Chicago Bears and New England Patriots engaged in a trade involving second-year guard Ryan Groy and rookie linebacker Matthew Wells. The trade was first reported by Field Yates of ESPN. In Groy, New England obtains offensive line depth. For the Bear...2015-08-11 09:40:257/19: Musket Fire- New England Patriots kick-off in 53 Days: profiling No. 53 Eric Martinhttp://musketfire.com/?p=55440
Opening day countdowns are great. So are player profiles. Here at Musket Fire, we decided to combine them and create a Week 1 countdown-oriented, jersey number-dictated player profile series. Yesterday we looked at No. 54 Dont&#039;a Hightower, and the day before that it was No. 55 Jonathan Freeny. 2015-07-19 05:39:467/17: Musket Fire- New England Patriots Kick-Off in 55 Days: Profiling No. 55 Jonathan Freenyhttp://musketfire.com/2015/07/17/new-england-patriots-kick-off-in-55-days-profiling-no-55-jonathan-freeny/
Opening day countdowns are great. So are player profiles. Here at Musket Fire, we decided to combine them and create a Week 1 countdown-oriented, jersey number-dictated player profile series. Several days ago, we looked at No. 58 Darius Fleming, and the day before that it was No. 59 Chris White. Bec2015-07-17 15:39:417/17: Musket Fire- New England Patriots Kick-Off in 55 Days: Profiling No. 55 Jonathan Freenyhttp://musketfire.com/?p=55429
Opening day countdowns are great. So are player profiles. Here at Musket Fire, we decided to combine them and create a Week 1 countdown-oriented, jersey number-dictated player profile series. Several days ago, we looked at No. 58 Darius Fleming, and the day before that it was No. 59 Chris White. Bec2015-07-17 05:39:446/29: Musket Fire- New England Patriots Predictions: Jamie Collins Will Make The Pro Bowl in 2015http://musketfire.com/?p=54592
Let&#039;s be honest, the Pro Bowl isn&#039;t what it used to be. The NFL&#039;s annual &#34;all-star game&#34; has arguably become the laughing stock of the league (overshadowed slightly by Roger Goodell&#039;s handling of player discipline), but it is still an important achievement for young pla..2015-06-29 05:39:326/12: NFL Spin Zone- New England Patriots projected defensive startershttp://nflspinzone.com/2015/06/12/new-england-patriots-projected-defensive-starters/
While the New England Patriots offense has stayed mostly the same, the defense is in for a drastic change. Last year, the Patriots relied on strong secondary play, which allowed them to give the opposing teams creative looks upfront. After Darrelle Revis departing after one season, Brandon Browner w2015-06-12 08:39:496/8: NFL Spin Zone- New England Patriots Release LB Brandon Spikeshttp://nflspinzone.com/2015/06/08/new-england-patriots-release-lb-brandon-spikes/
According to Adam Schefter of ESPN, the New England Patriots have released LB Brandon Spikes. The Patriots just broughthim in as a free agent a short two weeks ago, but Spikes may have a legal investigation to deal with. Over the weekend, a 2011 Mercedes Maybach registered in Spikes&#039; name wa...2015-06-08 11:39:125/21: NFL Spin Zone- New England Patriots: Deflategate, Brandon Spikes and CB situationhttp://nflspinzone.com/2015/05/21/new-england-patriots-deflategate-spikes-cb-situation/
While we enter the part of the offseason that traditionally is quite uneventful, the New England Patriots have kept things interesting throughout so far, sadly often not in a good way. In this article I look to analyze that latest updates on &#34;Deflategate&#34;, the Patriots bringing back Brando..2015-05-21 17:38:295/20: NFL Spin Zone- New England Patriots wise to look into Tarell Brownhttp://nflspinzone.com/2015/05/20/new-england-patriots-wise-to-look-into-tarell-brown/
The New England Patriots secondary looks completely different without Brandon Browner and Darrelle Revis dominating the outsides, but the depth at the position looks just as new with Kyle Arrington and Alfonzo Dennard now on the Baltimore Ravens and Arizona Cardinals, respectively, after being surpr2015-05-20 09:37:305/18: Tip of the Tower- Buffalo Bills: Brandon Spikes Signs One-Year Deal with New England Patriotshttp://tipofthetower.com/2015/05/18/buffalo-bills-brandon-spikes-signs-one-year-deal-with-new-england-patriots/
Buffalo Bills: Brandon Spikes Signs One-Year Deal with New England Patriots After a brief one-year stint with the Buffalo Bills, linebacker Brandon Spikes is returning to the team that drafted him, agreeing to a one-year deal with the New England Patriots, according to reports. Patriots have sig...2015-05-18 14:37:125/18: Chowder and Champions- Linebacker Brandon Spikes Rejoins Patriots on One-Year Dealhttp://chowderandchampions.com/2015/05/18/linebacker-brandon-spikes-rejoins-patriots-on-one-year-deal/
Linebacker Brandon Spikes is returning to the New England Patriots on a one-year deal after spending one season with the Buffalo Bills in 2014, ESPN reports. Bill Belichick had been actively seeking a free-agent addition at the linebacker position and he ultimately decided to opt for a proven and pr2015-05-18 13:37:145/18: NFL Spin Zone- New England Patriots: Champs Bring Back Brandon Spikeshttp://nflspinzone.com/2015/05/18/new-england-patriots-bring-back-lb-brandon-spikes/
According to Field Yates and Adam Schefter of ESPN, the New England Patriots have signed free agent linebacker Brandon Spikes to a one-year deal. Spikes was one of the best free agents still available and he returns to the Patriots just one year after leaving the team for the Buffalo Bills. Spike...2015-05-18 11:38:235/14: NFL Spin Zone- New England Patriots: Defensive Front Seven is Loadedhttp://nflspinzone.com/2015/05/14/new-england-patriots-defensive-front-seven-loaded/
The cornerback position for the New England Patriots took a major step back this off season. Replacing Darrelle Revis, Brandon Browner and Kyle Arrington with Bradley Fletcher, Robert McClain, Chimdi Chekwa and seventh-round pick Darryl Roberts is clearly a major step-down in talent. The Patriots ha2015-05-14 11:39:195/1: Inside the Pylon- Leftovers & Red Flags: Mock Drafts Are Hardhttp://insidethepylon.com/nfl/nfl-draft/2015/05/01/leftovers-mock-drafts-are-hard/
Inside The PylonÂ strives to provide deep, thoughtful analysis of football and our Mock Draft did not predict much of what happened in Round 1. Here ...
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2015-05-01 12:41:145/1: Inside the Pylon- Leftovers: Mock Drafts Are Hardhttp://insidethepylon.com/nfl/2015/05/01/leftovers-mock-drafts-are-hard/
Inside The PylonÂ strives to provide deep, thoughtful analysis of football and our Mock Draft did not predict much of what happened in Round 1. Here ...
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2015-05-01 11:39:035/1: Musket Fire- NFL Draft 2015: Grading The Patriots' First Round Pick Of Malcom Brownhttp://musketfire.com/2015/04/30/nfl-draft-2015-grading-the-patriots-first-round-pick-of-malcom-brown/
The New England Patriots have selected defensive tackle Malcom Brown with the 32nd pick of the 2015 NFL draft, and as a diehard Longhorn fan, this is a dream come true for me. I have watched Brown for his entire career with Texas, and he isan absolute beast. Grade: A+ I honestly can&#039;t bel...2015-05-01 00:40:524/30: Horseshoe Heroes- Colts Should Draft a Linebacker in the First Roundhttp://horseshoeheroes.com/2015/04/30/colts-draft-linebacker-first-round/
With the draft fast approaching, the Indianapolis Colts need to figure out who to pick up with their first round draft pick. Over the past few years, the NFL has been clouded with underdog stories such as Russell Wilson being drafted in the 3rd round, or even the Colts&#8217; own T.Y. Hilton who was2015-04-30 10:40:424/29: Musket Fire- Report: New England Patriots To Extend Dont'a Hightower Another Seasonhttp://musketfire.com/2015/04/29/report-new-england-patriots-to-extend-donta-hightower-another-season/
According to Pro Football Talk, the New England Patriots will extend linebacker Dont&#039;a Hightower for one more season. Hightower&#039;s contract would end after the 2015 season, but with the Pats picking up his option, he will be here into 2016. Also on the fifth-year option front, the Patrio...2015-04-29 21:37:384/27: FootballPerspective.com- The Fifth Year Option and the 2012 First Roundershttp://www.footballperspective.com/the-fifth-year-option-and-the-2012-first-rounders/
As explained last year, the NFL&#8217;s collective bargaining agreement provides that most rookies sign four-year contracts. But teams were granted a club option for a fifth year for all players selected in the first round. Note that the option is only guaranteed for injury, however, so a team can e2015-04-27 00:35:594/23: Musket Fire- New England Patriots: Analysis Of The Jerod Mayo Contracthttp://musketfire.com/2015/04/23/new-england-patriots-analysis-of-the-jerod-mayo-contract/
Yesterday, the New England Patriots restructured linebacker Jerod Mayo&#039;s contract to keep him here for the 2015 season. Coming into this offseason, re-working Mayo&#039;s deal was near the top of the Patriots&#039; priority list, and I&#039;m glad they got it done. If Mayo were to play on hi...2015-04-23 06:37:584/22: NFL Spin Zone- New England Patriots: Looking at Jerod Mayo restructurehttp://nflspinzone.com/2015/04/22/new-england-patriots-looking-at-jerod-mayo-restructure/
The New England Patriots were unable to re-sign their star cornerback tandem of Darrelle Revis and Brandon Browner, so they have a copious amount of cap space after not making any splash signings and receiving a hometown discount from elite free safety Devin McCourty. Even so, the Patriots are alway2015-04-22 14:38:154/22: Musket Fire- New England Patriots Restructure Jerod Mayo's Contract, Linebacker Will Remain With Teamhttp://musketfire.com/2015/04/22/new-england-patriots-restructure-jerod-mayos-contract-linebacker-will-remain-with-team/
According to Mike Garafolo of FOX Sports, the New England Patriots have restructured linebacker Jerod Mayo&#039;s contract so he can remain with the team in 2015, and beyond. The Patriots are finalizing a contract restructure for LB Jerod Mayo to keep him with the team, sources say: http://t.co/EOt.2015-04-22 13:37:344/9: Inside the Pylon- Loneliest Guys in the Huddle: Jay Cutler and Robert Griffinhttp://insidethepylon.com/nfl/long-form-editorial/2015/04/09/loneliest-guys-in-the-huddle-jay-cutler-and-robert-griffin/
Playing quarterback in the NFL is a wonderful opportunity, provided your team is playing well. When the losses mount and the passer struggles, the huddle ...
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2015-04-09 01:39:364/6: isportsweb.com- New England Patriots: Draft needshttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/isportsweb/~3/3NbVsvBd4eg/
The New England Patriots have enjoyed all of the laudation that comes with winning the Super Bowl. It is presumed that the players are enjoying their off-season, spending time with their families, and going on extravagant vacations. It is also presumed that although Bill Belichick is enjoying his &#2015-04-06 18:39:564/3: NFL Spin Zone- New England Patriots: Must draft a wide receiverhttp://nflspinzone.com/2015/04/03/new-england-patriots-must-draft-wide-receiver/
The New England Patriots are always one of the most interesting teams to watch when it comes to draft day. Especially in the first round, the Patriots are one of the most active teams in the NFL as they have traded down or out of the first round six times in the last eight years and then in another 2015-04-03 16:38:123/31: Musket Fire- The New England Patriots Should Sign Linebacker Rolando McClainhttp://musketfire.com/2015/03/31/the-new-england-patriots-should-sign-linebacker-rolando-mcclain/
Yesterday linebacker Rolando McClain visited the New England Patriots, and according to Ian Rapoport of NFL.com, the visit was positive, but McClain left without a contract. Rolando McClain&#8217;s visit with the #Patriots ended without a contract, though it was a positive one. #Cowboys still very .2015-03-31 06:37:443/27: Musket Fire- NFL Rumors: Patriots' LB Dont'a Hightower Out 6-7 Monthshttp://musketfire.com/2015/03/27/nfl-rumors-patriots-lb-donta-hightower-out-6-7-months/
According to Ben Volin of the Boston Globe, Patriots linebacker Dont&#039;a Hightower will be out for 6-7 months due to shoulder surgery that he underwent to repair a torn labrum. The most serious appears to be linebacker Dont&#8217;a Hightower, who will be out six to seven months after undergoing .2015-03-27 07:37:243/18: NFL Spin Zone- New England Patriots: 3 players they should sign long termhttp://nflspinzone.com/2015/03/18/new-england-patriots-3-players-re-sign/
The New England Patriots have had a very slow free agency in which they haven&#039;t been signing many new players, especially not any high-ticket players. Whilethe rest of the AFC East is spending money likes maniacs, the Patriots could use their lack of spending to sign some of their young tale...2015-03-18 09:38:303/12: NFL Spin Zone- New England Patriots: Jabaal Sheard a key signinghttp://nflspinzone.com/2015/03/12/new-england-patriots-jabaal-sheard-a-key-signing/
The New England Patriots have a massive hole at cornerback with Darrelle Revis back on the rival New York Jets and No. 2 CB Brandon Browner flirting with other teams, but they can use the boost in cap space to pursue a number of upgrades elsewhere on the defense. Their first step was to sign former 2015-03-12 09:41:173/11: Musket Fire- How Will The New England Patriots Replace Darrelle Revis?http://musketfire.com/2015/03/11/will-new-england-patriots-replace-darrelle-revis/
All I wanted this offseason from the New England Patriots was a new contract for Devin McCourty, and Darrelle Revis. Unfortunately we only got one, and while that is disappointing, it wasn&#039;t surprising. We knew Revis is one of the smartest businessmen to ever come through American sports, and w2015-03-11 07:38:543/5: NFL Spin Zone- New England Patriots: Vince Wilfork easiest cut?http://nflspinzone.com/2015/03/05/new-england-patriots-vince-wilfork-easiest-cut/
The New England Patriots decision to cut ties with star defensive tackle Vince Wilfork was announced today by the star DT on Twitter, and while there&#039;s a chance Wilfork can come back at a reduced price (especially since he might not be a hot commodity on the open market since he&#039;s 33), it&2015-03-05 15:38:103/1: Inside the Iggles- Which Outside Linebacker Should Philadelphia Eagles Sign?http://insidetheiggles.com/2015/03/01/which-outside-linebacker-should-philadelphia-eagles-sign/
The general focus of the Philadelphia Eagles and offseason rumors may involve the secondary and quarterback positions, but there are questions that need answers elsewhere as well. With the uncertainty of how long veteran pass rusher Trent Cole will be able to continue as a reliable sta...2015-03-01 11:38:503/1: Inside the Iggles- Which Outside Linebacker Should the Philadelphia Eagles Sign?http://insidetheiggles.com/2015/03/01/outside-linebacker-philadelphia-eagles-sign/
The general focus of the Philadelphia Eagles and offseason rumors may involve the secondary and quarterback positions, but there are questions that need answers elsewhere as well. With the uncertainty of how long veteran pass rusher Trent Cole will be able to continue as a reliable sta...2015-03-01 08:38:502/24: Chowder and Champions- Could Percy Harvin Fit With the New England Patriots?http://chowderandchampions.com/2015/02/24/percy-harvin-fit-new-england-patriots/
Well, free agency is totally more fun than talking about air pressure in footballs, am I right? Pro Football Talk&#8217;s report today from insider and Gronk-shouldn&#8217;t-be-drinking-in-public-finger-wagger Mike Florio brought us up to speed on the Percy Harvin situation in the Big Apple: &#38;..2015-02-24 14:40:282/20: Inside the Pylon- Super Bowl XLIX Recap: Patriots Pass Defense, Before The Pickhttp://soshcentral.com/film-study/film-study-nfl/defense-film-study-nfl/2015/02/11/super-bowl-xlix-recap-patriots-pass-defense-pick/
The New England Patriots pass defense had an up-and-down game in Super Bowl XLIX. The Seattle Seahawks failed to complete a pass until late in ...
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2015-02-20 17:40:372/20: Inside the Pylon- Super Bowl XLIX Recap: Dont&#8217;a Hightower&#8217;s Tacklehttp://soshcentral.com/film-study/film-study-nfl/defense-film-study-nfl/2015/02/12/super-bowl-xilx-recap-donta-hightowers-tackle/
Malcolm Butlerâs interception has been examined from every angle; as the play that sealed the victory in Super Bowl XLIX for the New England Patriots ...
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2015-02-20 17:40:372/20: Inside the Pylon- Super Bowl XLIX Recap: Stopping the Read Optionhttp://soshcentral.com/film-study/film-study-nfl/defense-film-study-nfl/2015/02/12/super-bowl-xlix-recap-stopping-read-option/
The New England Patriots added another Vince Lombardi Trophy to their collection, thanks to Tom Bradyâs near-perfect fourth quarter and Malcolm Butlerâs improbable interception. In ...
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2015-02-20 17:40:372/16: NFL Spin Zone- New England Patriots Devin McCourty 2015 Free Agent Profilehttp://nflspinzone.com/2015/02/16/new-england-patriots-devin-mccourty-2015-free-agent-profile/
Even though he isn&#039;t an impending free agent, the New England Patriots most talked-about player in the offseason so far is star cornerback Darrelle Revis, who was as important to the team&#039;s Super Bowl-winning season as we thought. Revis confirmed his standing as either the best or second-b2015-02-16 11:39:022/14: Musket Fire- Jerod Mayo: New England Patriots Should Cut Him?http://musketfire.com/2015/02/14/jerod-mayo-new-england-patriots-cut/
I absolutely love Jerod Mayo. He is a top notch linebacker, he might be an even better leader, and everybody on the New England Patriots loves him to death. The only problem is he is in a tricky situation with his salary heading into 2015, and as it sits right now, he is a prime candidate to get cut2015-02-14 08:40:292/12: Inside the Pylon- Super Bowl XLIX Recap: Dont&#8217;a Hightower&#8217;s Tacklehttp://soshcentral.com/nfl/film-study-nfl/defense-film-study-nfl/2015/02/12/super-bowl-xilx-recap-donta-hightowers-tackle/
Malcolm Butlerâs interception has been examined from every angle; as the play that sealed the victory in Super Bowl XLIX for the New England Patriots ...
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2015-02-12 00:40:082/12: Inside the Pylon- Super Bowl XLIX Recap: Stopping the Read Optionhttp://soshcentral.com/nfl/film-study-nfl/defense-film-study-nfl/2015/02/12/super-bowl-xlix-recap-stopping-read-option/
The New England Patriots added another Vince Lombardi Trophy to their collection, thanks to Tom Bradyâs near-perfect fourth quarter and Malcolm Butlerâs improbable interception. In ...
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2015-02-12 00:40:082/11: Inside the Pylon- Super Bowl XLIX Recap: Patriots Pass Defense, Before The Pickhttp://soshcentral.com/nfl/film-study-nfl/defense-film-study-nfl/2015/02/11/super-bowl-xlix-recap-patriots-pass-defense-pick/
The New England Patriots pass defense had an up-and-down game in Super Bowl XLIX. The Seattle Seahawks failed to complete a pass until late in ...
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2015-02-11 00:40:492/4: Chowder and Champions- New England Patriots: An Eye on Upcoming Free Agentshttp://chowderandchampions.com/2015/02/04/new-england-patriots-eye-upcoming-free-agents/
It&#039;s never too early to look ahead in the NFL. Upon concluding the Super Bowl victory parade on Wednesday, New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick will soon shift his focus to free agency and the various other offseason duties. It&#039;s just the nature of the business. The new league...2015-02-04 12:37:182/4: Inside the Pylon- Do. Your. Job. â€” The Ninkovich Sack No One Will Rememberhttp://soshcentral.com/nfl/film-study-nfl/defense-film-study-nfl/2015/02/04/job-ninkovich-sack-no-one-will-remember/
The New England Patriots captured their fourth championship title in franchise history after a thrilling 28-24 comeback victory over the Seattle Seahawks in Super Bowl ...
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2015-02-04 00:41:512/2: Inside the Iggles- Philadelphia Eagles 2015 Mistakes To Avoid - Part IIhttp://insidetheiggles.com/2015/02/02/philadelphia-eagles-2015-mistakes-to-avoid/
Philadelphia Eagles 2015 Mistakes To Avoid - Part II Monday. I can&#039;t believe we made it. After a pretty good football game, in which both head coaches had complete control over the team and the personnel of that team (yes, I had to thrown that in there), the entire NFL now knows the order ...2015-02-02 13:38:032/1: EndZone Score- Could this be Vince Wilfork&#8217;s Last Game?http://www.endzonescore.com/vince-wilforks-last-game/
Vince Wilfork will be playing in yet another Super Bowl for the New England Patriots later on Sunday. While the veteran defensive tackle hasn&#8217;t openly said he&#8217;s retiring after the season, it does seem like his teammates are rallying around Wilfork in the hopes of winning one more for him2015-02-01 16:38:561/31: SideLion Report- Super Bowl 2015: Game Time, Channel, Live Stream, Halftime Show and Morehttp://sidelionreport.com/2015/01/31/super-bowl-2015-game-time-channel-live-stream-halftime-show/
The 2014 NFL Season comes its to conclusion this weekend with Super Bowl XLIX. Will the New England Patriots get another Super Bowl Championship or will the Seattle Seahawks defend the Lombardi trophy they won last season? We&#039;ll know soon enough. Here are the gameday essentials for Super Bow...2015-01-31 19:39:161/31: Musket Fire- Super Bowl Prediction: New England Patriots Edge Seattle Seahawkshttp://musketfire.com/2015/01/31/super-bowl-prediction-new-england-patriots-edge-seattle-seahawks/
We are one day away. The two weeks of absurd Super Bowl hype are just about complete, and now we get to witness one of the greatest Super Bowl matchups we will ever see. The Patriots and Seahawks are evenly matched in every way, and I think we are going to see a hell of a game. I have spent a ...2015-01-31 08:38:291/31: Inside the Pylon- Super Bowl XLIX Preview: Tackling Russell Wilsonhttp://soshcentral.com/nfl/games/previews/2015/01/31/super-bowl-xlix-preview-tackling-russell-wilson/
The Seattle Seahawks pose a unique challenge for the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XLIX. Quarterback Russell Wilsonâs combination of passing acumen and running ...
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2015-01-31 00:40:251/31: FootballPerspective.com- Super Bowl Champions and First Round Contributorshttp://www.footballperspective.com/super-bowl-champions-and-first-round-contributors/
On offense, the Patriots have one player on the entire roster who was selected in the first round: tackle Nate Solder.Â On defense, starters Chandler Jones, Dont&#8217;a Hightower, Devin McCourty, and Vince Wilfork were chosen by New England in the first round. And let&#8217;s not forget Darrelle R2015-01-31 00:35:501/30: Chowder and Champions- Super Bowl Injury Report: New England Patriots Center Bryan Stork Still Hobbledhttp://chowderandchampions.com/2015/01/30/super-bowl-injury-report-new-england-patriots-center-bryan-stork-still-hobbled/
New England Patriots center Bryan Stork has been listed as questionable to play in Sunday&#039;s Super Bowl tilt opposite the Seattle Seahawks. Stork originally suffered a right knee injury in the team&#039;s divisional round game with the Baltimore Ravens. He was a limited practice parti**** all 2015-01-30 22:39:131/30: All Over The Hill- Super Bowl XLIX Predictionshttp://alloverthehill.com/2015/01/30/super-bowl-xlix-predictions/
We might not cover the Patriots or the Seahawks, but the Super Bowl is an event that produces exceptions on many levels. This is one of them. Here at All Over The Hill, Jesse Jones and Rocky Friedman will be stating their predictions for Super Bowl XLIX, such as the key matchup, X-factors/sleeper pl2015-01-30 16:37:411/30: Sports Out West- Kam Chancellor, Max Unger key for Seahawks in Super Bowl XLIXhttp://www.sportsoutwest.com/2015/01/30/kam-chancellor-max-unger-key-for-seahawks-in-super-bowl-xlix/
Media day, Deflategate and Marshawn Lynch&#8216;s press conferences are about to become afterthoughts for one Sunday: Super Bowl XLIX is just two days away. The Seattle Seahawks have a chance to cement a legacy by becoming the team to win back-to-back championships in a decade. Standing in their way2015-01-30 08:37:041/30: Inside the Pylon- Confidence: Super Bowl Gambling Previewhttp://soshcentral.com/nfl/nfl-playoffs/2015/01/30/confidence-super-bowl-gambling-preview/
Confidence is an NFL gambling preview using advanced statistics, matchup analysis and other metrics to create predictions for readers to use at their discretion. Guess ...
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2015-01-30 00:39:561/29: GMEN HQ- How New England Patriots Can Stop Marshawn Lynchhttp://gmenhq.com/2015/01/29/new-england-patriots-can-stop-marshawn-lynch/
The defending champion Seattle Seahawks and their entire offense goes directly through star running back Marshawn Lynch; he is their thermometer. When &#8220;Beast Mode&#8221; is switched on, Seattle controls the game, everything changes for the better. The pressure is then off quarterback Russell W2015-01-29 07:37:461/28: NFL Spin Zone- Marshawn Lynch vs. New England Patriots Run D most pivotal battlehttp://nflspinzone.com/2015/01/28/marshawn-lynch-vs-new-england-patriots-run-d-pivotal-battle/
The Seattle Seahawks have been blessed with one of the NFL&#039;s best and most consistent weapons on offense, and it&#039;s clear that Marshawn Lynch has been the team&#039;s best player on offense this past season. Lynch is so consistent that he has run for less than 50 yards on just two occasions2015-01-28 16:38:131/28: Riggo&#039;s Rag- Super Bowl 49: Which Team has the Edge on Defense?http://riggosrag.com/2015/01/28/super-bowl-49-team-edge-defense/
Super Bowl 49: Advantage / Disadvantage This is a positionbyposition comparison between the New England Patriotsand the Seattle Seahawksleading up to Super Bowl 49. Patriotsvs.Seahawks Defensive Advantage 6. Defensive line Comparison:Even- Neither defensive line has a truly dominant player, ...2015-01-28 15:38:091/28: Still Curtain- Super Bowl XLIX: Bold Predictionshttp://stillcurtain.com/2015/01/28/super-bowl-49-bold-predictions/
Let&#039;s start off first and foremost saying that there will be no talk about a certain issue over the deflation of footballs. Now, with that being said, what will be in this article are my four bold predictions for Super Bowl 49 between the Patriots and Seahawks coming up at the end of the week. 2015-01-28 12:38:431/28: NFL Spin Zone- Super Bowl 2015: Head-to-head matchupshttp://nflspinzone.com/2015/01/28/super-bowl-2015-head-head-matchups/
The time has come and Super Bowl XLIX is only few days away. The past week has been filled with controversy surrounding what is known as &#34; Deflate-gate.&#34; Now it is time to talk about the Super Bowl. There will be enough time after the season to discuss the cheating allegations, but now ...2015-01-28 09:38:441/27: EndZone Score- Super Bowl XLIX: Who Has The Advantage? Part 2http://www.endzonescore.com/super-bowl-xlix-advantage-part-2/
Last week, I looked at the offensive side of the ball to see which team had the advantage. Today, we&#8217;re going to look at the defensive side to see who has the edge. The old adage says &#8220;offense wins games, defense wins championships&#8221;. Last year for Super Bowl XLVIII, we witnessed th2015-01-27 16:39:101/27: Chowder and Champions- Super Bowl 49: Patriots Media Day Informationhttp://chowderandchampions.com/2015/01/27/super-bowl-49-patriots-media-day-information/
Tuesday marks the annual Super Bowl Media Day where reporters from all over the country (and some coming overseas) to interview players from both the Patriots and Seahawks. This year&#039;s event will take place at the US Airways Arena in Phoenix, and kicks off at 12:30pm EST starting with Patriots.2015-01-27 09:37:261/26: NFL's Greatest- Stat Packed Super Bowl Preview, Part 2http://nflsgreatest.co.nf/2015/01/stat-packed-super-bowl-preview-part-2/
Welcome to part two of my two part statistical breakdown of the Super Bowl. In part one, I looked at the matchups in the running game and the passing game. Today, I&#8217;m going to take a more balcony-level approach and focus on more teamwide matchups. I&#8217;ll also make my pick at the end, if yo2015-01-26 12:38:161/26: Chowder and Champions- Super Bowl XLIX: 5 Key Matchups for Patriots vs. Seahawkshttp://chowderandchampions.com/2015/01/25/super-bowl-xlix-5-key-matchups-patriots-seahawks/
Numerous Pro-Bowl caliber players will take to the field in Glendale, Arizona, next Sunday when the New England Patriots and Seattle Seahawks face off in Super Bowl XLIX. Both teams possess a dynamic offensive attack and a stifling defensive unit. Here&#039;s a look at the top five matchups, among .2015-01-26 00:37:181/21: Inside the Pylon- The Quick Out Route: How Darrelle Revis Got There Firsthttp://soshcentral.com/nfl/film-study-nfl/offense-film-study-nfl/2015/01/21/quick-route-darrelle-revis-got-first/
It is a game of yoctoseconds and inches. When everything comes togetherÂ â the play call, the executionÂ â it can be stunning, even beautiful. When the ...
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2015-01-21 00:39:011/18: SideLion Report- Colts vs. Patriots: Game Time, TV Schedule, Live Stream, Injury Reporthttp://sidelionreport.com/2015/01/18/colts-vs-patriots-game-time-tv-schedule-live-stream-injury-report/
Championship Sunday concludes with the AFC Championship Game in Foxborough between the New England Patriots and Indianapolis Colts. The winner punches their Super Bowl ticket to face the NFC Champion, either the Seattle Seahawks or the Green Bay Packers. Will the Colts make their first Super Bowl...2015-01-18 11:39:101/17: Musket Fire- NFL Championship Weekend Predictions: Patriots, Seahawks Advancehttp://musketfire.com/2015/01/17/nfl-championship-weekend-predictions-patriots-seahawks-advance/
Here are my picks for championship weekend: Patriots 31 Colts 20 I think this game is going to be a little lower scoring than someexpect, mainly because I do not see this Patriots&#039; defense struggling like they did last week once again. They were one of the best units all year long, and it...2015-01-17 08:37:231/16: Chowder and Champions- New England Patriots Injury Report: Bryan Stork Out vs. Coltshttp://chowderandchampions.com/2015/01/16/new-england-patriots-injury-report-bryan-stork-vs-colts/
The New England Patriots will be without a key member of their offensive line when they battle the Indianapolis Colts in the AFC Championship game on Sunday night. Center Bryan Stork has been ruled out of action because of a knee injury. Stork suffered the injury in last week&#039;s game against ...2015-01-16 21:37:051/16: Horseshoe Heroes- Colts at Patriots Injury Report: Davis, Toler Limitedhttp://horseshoeheroes.com/2015/01/16/colts-patriots-injury-report-davis-toler-limited/
The Indianapolis Colts head east to face the New England Patriots this weekend in the AFC Championship game. Both team&#039;s have held out players this week but the injury reports are surprisingly light this late in the season. The Colts report is headlined by starting cornerbacks Greg Toler and...2015-01-16 18:38:021/16: Musket Fire- New England Patriots vs. Indianapolis Colts: Three Keys To Victoryhttp://musketfire.com/2015/01/16/new-england-patriots-vs-indianapolis-colts-three-keys-victory/
We are closing in on the 2015 AFC Championship game. Yup, believe it or not, we are a mere two days away from the New England Patriots hosting the Indianapolis Colts for the right to go to the Super Bowl. This is bound to be a fun matchup, as we have a bunch of great storylines to follow. The ...2015-01-16 08:37:201/16: Inside the Pylon- Gary Kubiak and the Art of Misdirectionhttp://soshcentral.com/nfl/long-form-editorial/profiles/2015/01/16/gary-kubiak-art-misdirection/
Sometimes bad performance in one job can lead to an undeserved re**** Dave Archibald discusses how Gary Kubiak can still draw up impressive game plans ...
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2015-01-16 00:38:461/14: Musket Fire- New England Patriots vs. Indianapolis Colts Film Review: Jonas Gray Will Make A Returnhttp://musketfire.com/2015/01/14/new-england-patriots-vs-indianapolis-colts-film-review-jonas-gray-will-make-return/
This week hasn&#039;t been moving by at record speeds by any means, but it is moving a hell of a lot fast than last week was. It&#039;s just something about the first playoff game of the year, and the Baltimore Ravens that makes the week absolutely drag on forever. This week? Not so much. Obviously 2015-01-14 08:37:151/14: Inside the Pylon- Patriots Defense Stretched Thinhttp://soshcentral.com/nfl/nfl-playoffs/2015/01/14/patriots-defense-stretched-thin/
Heading into the Divisional Round game against the Baltimore Ravens, the New England Patriots defense knew exactly what to expect. They just had a very ...
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2015-01-14 00:38:441/13: Musket Fire- New England Patriots vs. Indianapolis Colts: Three Early Thoughtshttp://musketfire.com/2015/01/13/new-england-patriots-vs-indianapolis-colts-three-early-thoughts/
The New England Patriots will face off with the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday in their fourth straight AFC Championship appearance. Tom Brady led a remarkable comeback in their divisional win over the Ravens to get them here, while Andrew Luck upset Brady&#039;s rival Peyton Manning in the Colts...2015-01-13 08:37:231/12: Musket Fire- New England Patriots Game Grades: Offense Picks Up Defensehttp://musketfire.com/2015/01/12/new-england-patriots-game-grades-offense-picks-defense/
Here is this week&#039;s New England Patriots game grades: Passing Offense: A The Pats got off to a rough start in this department, and when center Bryan Stork left in the first half with a knee injury, the interior of the offensive line made it tough for Tom Brady to do anything through the a...2015-01-12 08:37:141/11: Musket Fire- New England Patriots: Four Takeaways From 35-31 Win Over The Ravenshttp://musketfire.com/2015/01/11/new-england-patriots-four-takeaways-35-31-win-ravens/
Here are a few takeaways from last night&#039;s epic 35-31 win over the Ravens: 1. Tom F****** Brady It&#039;s been awhile since we saw some of that old Brady magic, but it was out in full force yesterday, as that performance from number 12 last night was vintage Tom Brady. He was calm under p...2015-01-11 10:37:061/11: NFL Spin Zone- Justin Forsett ends sensational season with huge performancehttp://nflspinzone.com/2015/01/11/justin-forsett-ends-sensational-season-huge-performance/
Baltimore Ravens running back Justin Forsett was one of the clear breakout stars of the 2014 season, and he took full advantage of the situation around him to post what was clearly the best season of his career at the age of 29. Forsett was a nice change-of-pace back during his productive days with 2015-01-11 08:37:341/9: NFL Spin Zone- Baltimore Ravens 4 keys on offense vs. Patriotshttp://nflspinzone.com/2015/01/09/baltimore-ravens-4-keys-offense-vs-patriots/
The Baltimore Ravens looked downright impressive in their 30-17 dismantling of the rival Pittsburgh Steelers in the Wild Card round, as the Steelers mess of a secondary had no answers for wily veteran Steve Smith, who went over the century mark for the first time since Week 6. Meanwhile, playoff her2015-01-09 18:38:001/7: Musket Fire- New England Patriots' Three Defensive Keys Versus The Ravenshttp://musketfire.com/2015/01/07/new-england-patriots-three-defensive-keys-versus-ravens/
Yesterday I discussed what the New England Patriots&#039; three offensive keys to victory were, so today I want to go to the other side of the ball, where the Pats will attempt to slow down Joe Flacco&#039;s group once again. Contrary to prior Ravens-Patriots matchups, this defense Bill Belichick...2015-01-07 08:37:291/2: Chowder and Champions- New England Patriots: Rob Gronkowski, Darrelle Revis Earn All-Pro Honorshttp://chowderandchampions.com/2015/01/02/new-england-patriots-rob-gronkowski-darrelle-revis-earn-pro-honors/
New England Patriots stud tight end Rob Gronkowski, and shutdown corner Darrelle Revis, were both selected to the AP All-Pro squadas first-team players for the 2014 season. Both Revis and Gronkowski proved to be game-changing forces at their respective positions, helping the Patriots clinch an AFC E2015-01-02 21:37:2912/30: Musket Fire- New England Patriots Game Grades: Sluggish Overall Gamehttp://musketfire.com/2014/12/30/new-england-patriots-game-grades-sluggish-overall-game/
Here are this weeks New England Patriots game grades: Passing Offense: C- Not much went right for the Patriots&#039; passing attack on Sunday, but we shouldn&#039;t read too much into it as we head towards the playoffs. New England&#039;s two best weapons wereout in Rob Gronkowski and Julian E...2014-12-30 09:37:2912/27: Chowder and Champions- Week 17 Injury Report: New England Patriots vs. Buffalo Billshttp://chowderandchampions.com/2014/12/27/week-17-injury-report-new-england-patriots-vs-buffalo-bills/
The New England Patriots will be without running back Jonas Gray and cornerback Alfonzo Dennard on Sunday when the team welcomes the Buffalo Bill into Gillette Stadium for the season finale. Gray has already been ruled out with an ankle ailment and Dennard because of a hamstring. The extensive We...2014-12-27 03:37:5412/26: Musket Fire- New England Patriots vs. Buffalo Bills: What To Expect In Week 17http://musketfire.com/2014/12/26/new-england-patriots-vs-buffalo-bills-expect-week-17/
The New England Patriots have clinched home-field advantage throughout the playoffs, and have absolutely nothing to play for on Sunday afternoon when they take on the Buffalo Bills. And yet, I think everybody on that team fully expects to not only play in this game, but to win. Now, if it were up...2014-12-26 08:37:2912/24: Chowder and Champions- Should the New England Patriots Sit Their Starters Against Buffalo?http://chowderandchampions.com/2014/12/23/new-england-patriots-sit-starters-buffalo/
The New England Patriots earned a first-round playoff bye with their win over the New York Jets this past Sunday. They were also handed home-field advantage throughout the postseason without even taking the field thanks to Peyton Manning&#039;s fourth-quarter collapse against Cincinnati on Monday. .2014-12-24 00:37:3112/23: Musket Fire- 2014 Pro Bowl Results: Tom Brady, Rob Gronkowski Among 5 Patriots Selectedhttp://musketfire.com/2014/12/23/2014-pro-bowl-results-tom-brady-rob-gronkowski-among-5-patriots-selected/
The 2014 Pro Bowl rosters have been announced, and there are five Patriots that have been selected. Tom Brady, Rob Gronkowski, and Darrelle Revis lead the list, while special-teamers Stephen Gostkowski and Matthew Slater round it out. Now, nobody really gives two cents about the Pro Bowl. It...2014-12-23 22:37:3912/23: Boston Sports Chick- PATRIOTS ARE THEIR OWN WORST ENEMY AGAIN, YET BEAT REXY AND THE JETShttp://www.bostonsportschick.com/blog/patriots-are-their-own-worst-enemy-again-yet-beat-rexy-and-the-jets
Yes, it was an ugly win.&nbsp; About the only nice play was Rob Gronkowski's touchdown snag to start the scoring in the second quarter. With Julian Edelman sidelined with a concussion, Danny Amendola had a lot more touches.&nbsp; Thankfully, Amendola did make the most of his opportun2014-12-23 00:40:1312/21: Musket Fire- New England Patriots Escape Jets, Win Ugly 17-16 Gamehttp://musketfire.com/2014/12/21/new-england-patriots-escape-jets-win-ugly-17-16-game/
A win is a win. We throw that phrase around a lot in NFL-land, but that game was the exact definition of &#039;a win is a win&#039;, as the New England Patriots came back late to edge out the Jets in what was an extremely ugly contest. The two defenses dominated this one, as there was only a comb...2014-12-21 16:37:5112/20: Chowder and Champions- Predictions: New England Patriots Top New York Jetshttp://chowderandchampions.com/2014/12/20/predictions-new-england-patriots-top-new-york-jets/
The New England Patriots will square off with the New York Jets on Sunday in the Meadowlands. New England has already sealed up the AFC East for the sixth straight season. New York on the other hand has been down and out all season, but they did give the Patriots a run for their money earlier this y2014-12-20 23:37:0612/20: Chowder and Champions- Week 16 Injury Report: New England Patriots vs. New York Jetshttp://chowderandchampions.com/2014/12/19/week-16-injury-report-new-england-patriots-vs-new-york-jets/
12 members of the New England Patriots find themselves on this week&#039;s injury report ahead of their Week 16 showdown in the Meadowlands againstthe New York Jets. Wide reciever Julian Edelman, linebacker Dont&#039;a Hightower and guard Dan Connolly headline the list of Patriots who are questionab2014-12-20 01:38:1812/19: Musket Fire- What Do The New England Patriots Need To Do On Sunday To Beat The Jets?http://musketfire.com/2014/12/19/new-england-patriots-need-sunday-beat-jets/
The New England Patriots are two wins away from clinching home-field advantage throughout the 2014 playoffs. They have won nine of their last 10 contests, and now finish the year with two divisional opponents back-to-back. First up? The New York Jets. I don&#039;t care what the records are, I ...2014-12-19 08:38:0312/18: Musket Fire- New England Patriots: Re-Learning The New York Jetshttp://musketfire.com/2014/12/18/new-england-patriots-re-learning-new-york-jets/
It doesn&#039;t matter what their record is, when the New York Jets are next on the schedule, it gets everybody&#039;s attention. As a New England Patriots fan, there aren&#039;t many things I hate more than the Jets, and I always hate when the Pats playRex Ryan&#039;s teams, because he knows how to2014-12-18 08:38:1812/17: The Jet Press- New York Jets Practice Report: Percy Harvin Sits, Muhammad Wilkerson is Limitedhttp://thejetpress.com/2014/12/17/new-york-jets-practice-report-percy-harvin-sits-muhammad-wilkerson-limited/
Here is the update following Jets practice today. Percy Harvin sat out of practice with his ankle injury. We will watch through the week, as with the ankle, Harvin was still able to suit up last week and even return a kickoff. Clearly the Jets don&#039;t need to see him practice much in order to...2014-12-17 21:37:0612/14: Chowder and Champions- Takeaways: New England Patriots Top Dolphins to Clinch AFC Easthttp://chowderandchampions.com/2014/12/14/five-takeaways-new-england-patriots-top-dolphins-clinch-afc-east/
Fueled by stifling defensive play, the New England Patriots locked up their sixth straight AFC East title, downing the Miami Dolphins at Gillette Stadium on Sunday afternoon. Thanks to an impressive 41-13 drumming, the Patriots improved to 11-3 on the year and still remain in the driver&#039;s seat 2014-12-14 21:37:2212/13: Chowder and Champions- Week 15 Injury Report: New England Patriots vs. Miami Dolphinshttp://chowderandchampions.com/2014/12/12/week-15-injury-report-new-england-patriots-vs-miami-dolphins/
Several prominent New England Patriots have landed on the team&#039;s injury report ahead of their Week 15 divisional showdown with the Miami Dolphins. Defensive tackle Dominique Easley is the lone Patriot who has already been ruled out. Easley won&#039;t dress after missing practice all week with..2014-12-13 00:37:5012/12: Musket Fire- New England Patriots' Three Keys To Victory vs. Miami Dolphinshttp://musketfire.com/2014/12/12/new-england-patriots-three-keys-victory-vs-miami-dolphins/
Here we go. The home-stretch. If the New England Patriots win on Sunday, they will clinch the division for the sixth year in a row, and get one step closer to sealing up home-field advantage throughout the playoffs. The road technically gets easier, as they now have three straight divisional matc...2014-12-12 08:38:3612/8: Pro Sports Extra- Patriots D bails out sluggish offense on road. Despite being down Jones, Hightowerhttp://prosportsextra.com/2014/12/08/patriots-d-bails-out-sluggish-offense-on-road-despite-being-down-jones-hightower/
&#160; The New England Patriots have been an offensive juggernaut over the past 5 weeks of the NFL season averaging 38.2 points per game and smacking around some of the NFL&#8217;s top defenses (Denver, Detroit) and out scoring the NFL&#8221;s number one ranked offense (at the time, its currently Gr2014-12-08 14:39:2112/8: Chowder and Champions- Five Takeaways: New England Patriots Defense Keys Victory Over Chargershttp://chowderandchampions.com/2014/12/08/five-takeaways-new-england-patriots-defense-keys-victory-chargers/
It wasn&#039;t one of the New England Patriots most glorious of wins, but they made plays in the most crucial moments to hold off the San Diego Chargers, 23-14 on Sunday night. In victory, the Patriots secured their 10th win of the season to remain the AFC&#039;s top ranked team. They classified the2014-12-08 12:37:5712/8: Musket Fire- New England Patriots: Three Takeaways From 23-14 Win Over San Diego Chargershttp://musketfire.com/2014/12/08/new-england-patriots-three-takeaways-23-14-win-san-diego-chargers/
It wasn&#039;t pretty, but the New England Patriots got the win they needed last night in San Diego. The Chargers are a very good football team, and being on the road, the Pats knew they were going to be in for a battle. And while it got very ugly at times, Tom Brady and company showed championship 2014-12-08 08:37:4612/8: Chowder and Champions- Week 14 BUG's: Patriots vs. Chargershttp://chowderandchampions.com/2014/12/08/week-14-bugs-patriots-vs-chargers/
In a hard fought battle by both teams, the Patriots and Chargers certainly made this weeks Sunday Night Football an exciting game to watch. Awin was important to both squads tonight, for the Patriots it was a chance to end this &#34;Tough Road&#34; going 5-1, exceeding almost everyones expectation..2014-12-08 02:36:5212/8: Musket Fire- New England Patriots vs. San Diego Chargers Final Score: Pats Win 23-14http://musketfire.com/2014/12/07/new-england-patriots-vs-san-diego-chargers-final-score-pats-win-23-14/
Well that wasn&#039;t easy. It got really ugly at one point, as Tom Brady&#039;s offense struggled to get anything going through the third quarter, but eventually they snapped out of it, and once again reached a 10-win season. The Patriots set the tone with a dominating opening drive, as they ...2014-12-08 00:38:2912/7: Musket Fire- New England Patriots: Final Thoughts On Showdown With Chargershttp://musketfire.com/2014/12/07/new-england-patriots-final-thoughts-showdown-chargers/
Here are my final thoughts on the New England Patriots&#039; gametonight in San Diego: 1.What To Do With Gates? Usually, as Patriots fans, we don&#039;t have to worry about a Rob Gronkowski-like mismatch on defense, but tonight Antonio Gates presents a very similar challenge. Gates is big, has...2014-12-07 08:37:5712/6: Chowder and Champions- Predictions: New England Patriots Bounce Back in San Diegohttp://chowderandchampions.com/2014/12/06/predictions-new-england-patriots-bounce-back-san-diego/
This Sunday&#039;s tilt between the New England Patriots and San Diego Chargers will again feature a matchup between two prominent gunslingers. Tom Brady and Philip Rivers have endured greatsuccess at their crafts for many years. Brady has helped lead the Patriots to a 9-3 start, while Rivers has th2014-12-06 15:37:2712/6: Musket Fire- NFL Predictions Week 14: New England Patriots Get Back On Track vs. San Diego Chargershttp://musketfire.com/2014/12/06/nfl-predictions-week-14-new-england-patriots-get-back-track-vs-san-diego-chargers/
Here are my week 14 NFL predictions: Patriots 38 Chargers 20 Dont&#039;a Hightower&#039;s injury appears to be more serious than we initially thought, and while he will likely play, I don&#039;t know if he will be at 100%. Because of that, I got scared of predicting a complete blowout. However...2014-12-06 07:38:2412/5: Musket Fire- New England Patriots' Three Defensive Keys To Victoryhttp://musketfire.com/2014/12/05/new-england-patriots-three-defensive-keys-victory/
The New England Patriots will attempt to get back on track this Sunday night against the San Diego Chargers, as they conclude this brutal five-game gauntlet that featured four division leaders, and now this 8-4 Chargers squad. Yesterday I talked about the main offensive key to victory for the Pat...2014-12-05 09:38:2612/3: Musket Fire- New England Patriots: Early Preview Of The San Diego Chargershttp://musketfire.com/2014/12/03/new-england-patriots-early-preview-san-diego-chargers/
The New England Patriots finally lost last week in Green Bay, as they now stand at 9-3, but still hold the number one seed in the AFC. Up next for the Pats is a feisty Chargers squad, one that refuses to give up on their push for the AFC West title. This has been a brutal run for the Patriots, as...2014-12-03 08:38:0612/1: Musket Fire- New England Patriots: Three Takeaways From 26-21 Loss To Green Bay Packershttp://musketfire.com/2014/12/01/new-england-patriots-three-takeaways-26-21-loss-green-bay-packers/
The New England Patriots fell just short yesterday in a game that truly lived up to its billing. The Patriots and Packers each gave it their best shot, but it was the home team that came out victorious. Aaron Rodgers and company got out to an early 13-0 lead, and it looked like they would cruise to 2014-12-01 08:37:5711/30: Chowder and Champions- Three Keys: New England Patriots vs. Green Bay Packershttp://chowderandchampions.com/2014/11/30/three-keys-new-england-patriots-vs-green-bay-packers/
Two of the best teams in the NFL will link up at Lambeau Field Sunday afternoon ina possible Super Bowl preview. The New England Patriots (9-2) are seeking their 8th consecutive victory. They&#039;ll have to overcome a hotGreen Bay Packers (8-3) squad that&#039;s been dominant at home this season if2014-11-30 14:37:2711/28: Musket Fire- New England Patriots' Defensive Keys Versus The Green Bay Packershttp://musketfire.com/2014/11/28/new-england-patriots-defensive-keys-versus-green-bay-packers/
The 9-2 New England Patriots are set to face off with the 8-3 Green Bay Packers this Sunday, in what is being dubbed as &#34;Super Bowl 48.5&#34;. Premature? Possibly. But these are the two best teams in the league right now, and it really isn&#039;t close. Not only is this a battle of the two bes..2014-11-28 08:37:5511/25: Musket Fire- New England Patriots Game Grades: Secondary Steals The Showhttp://musketfire.com/2014/11/25/new-england-patriots-game-grades-secondary-steals-show/
Here are this week&#039;s New England Patriots game grades: Passing Offense: A- Tom Brady sliced up the best defense in the league, completing nearly 72% of passes for 349 yards, and two touchdowns. The Lions had absolutely no answer for the Patriots&#039; passing game, whether it was Tim Wrig...2014-11-25 08:38:0811/24: Inside the Pylon- Tackling Jamie Collinshttp://soshcentral.com/nfl/tackling-jamie-collins/
Jamie Collins, the 52nd overall pick in the 2013 NFL draft by the New England Patriots, is having a breakout second season, excelling as an ...
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2014-11-24 00:42:2411/20: Inside the Pylon- Colts Bruised: Patriots Run Defensehttp://soshcentral.com/nfl/colts-bruised-patriots-run-defense/
Week 7 saw the New England Patriots run defense struggle against the running attack of the New York Jets, but they appear to have fixed ...
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2014-11-20 01:44:3211/19: Inside the Pylon- Colts Battered: Patriots Run Defensehttp://soshcentral.com/nfl/colts-battered-bruised-patriots-run-defense/
After a Week 7 struggle against the running attack of the New York Jets â the first game without linebacker Jerod Mayo â the New ...
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2014-11-19 01:44:2411/17: Musket Fire- Four Takeaways From The New England Patriots' 42-20 Win Over The Indianapolis Coltshttp://musketfire.com/2014/11/17/four-takeaways-new-england-patriots-42-20-win-indianapolis-colts/
The New England Patriots made another statement to the league last tonight, going on the road and beating one of the AFC&#039;s elite by 22 points. New England&#039;s defense held Andrew Luck&#039;s top ranked offense in check, Rob Gronkowski did Rob Gronkowski things, and the Pats&#039; running gam2014-11-17 08:41:3311/16: Chowder and Champions- Three Keys to Victory: New England Patriots vs. Indianapolis Coltshttp://chowderandchampions.com/2014/11/16/three-keys-victory-new-england-patriots-vs-indianapolis-colts/
The New England Patriots (7-2) will link up with the Indianapolis Colts (6-3) on Sunday night at Lucas Oil Stadium for a primetime AFC showdown. The Patriots have won six of their last seven games and are currently riding a five-game win streak. The Colts have also won six of seven. In the their las2014-11-16 15:39:1411/13: Inside the Pylon- Dont&#8217;a Hightower & The Green Dothttp://soshcentral.com/nfl/donta-hightower-green-dot/
Third-year NFL linebacker Dontâa Hightower has once again been forced into the middle of the New England Patriots defense.Â How has Hightower improved in his second ...
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2014-11-13 00:44:4411/9: Musket Fire- New England Patriots Midseason Defensive Grades: Cornerbacks Excelhttp://musketfire.com/2014/11/09/new-england-patriots-midseason-defensive-grades-cornerbacks-excel/
On Friday I posted my midseason offensive grades for the New England Patriots, and now here are my midseason defensive grades. Defensive Line: B The Patriots have struggled to stop the run throughout this early portion of the season, and a lot of the blame has to be given to the front four. No...2014-11-09 08:40:2811/5: Musket Fire- New England Patriots Game Grades: High Marks All Aroundhttp://musketfire.com/2014/11/05/new-england-patriots-game-grades-high-marks-around-2/
Here are this week&#039;s game grades for the New England Patriots: Passing Offense: A+ Was there anything negative to note from this group on Sunday? After a little review, there were a few things that could be fixed, but overall, this was a masterpiece from Tom Brady and company. Receivers w...2014-11-05 08:40:4211/2: Chowder and Champions- Five Takeaways: New England Patriots Crush Denver Broncoshttp://chowderandchampions.com/2014/11/02/five-takeaways-new-england-patriots-crush-denver-broncos/
The New England Patriots won their fifth straight game Sunday evening, rolling over the Denver Broncos in a battle for conference supremacy, 43-21. Patriots gunslinger Tom Brady simply made more plays than his counterpart Peyton Manning. Bill Belichick dialed up constant pressure, the secondary play2014-11-02 21:39:3511/1: Musket Fire- NFL Week Nine Predictions: New England Patriots Edge Out Denverhttp://musketfire.com/2014/11/01/nfl-week-nine-predictions-new-england-patriots-edge-denver/
Here are my week nine NFL predictions: Patriots 31 Broncos 28 This one is going to be a thriller. Peyton versus Brady for the 16th time. It doesn&#039;t get any better than this. Both teams are on fire right now, and they will collide tomorrow afternoon at Gillette Stadium To me, the key...2014-11-01 08:40:1610/30: Inside the Pylon- Pestering Peyton Manninghttp://central.sonsofsamhorn.net/nfl/teams/new-england-patriots/pestering-peyton-manning/
The Patriots and Broncos square off at Gillette Stadium on Sunday in a game that may determine who has home-field advantage in the playoffs. What ...
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2014-10-30 11:45:4110/29: Musket Fire- New England Patriots' Defensive Plan Versus Denver Broncoshttp://musketfire.com/2014/10/29/new-england-patriots-defensive-plan-versus-denver-broncos/
Tom Brady. Peyton Manning. The greatest week of the NFL regular season is here. Two of the best quarterbacks of all time are set to face off for the 16th time on Sunday, and we should be in for an excellent game, as both squads are currently riding a in on a ton of momentum. The Denver Broncos...2014-10-29 08:40:3410/26: Musket Fire- New England Patriots vs. Chicago Bears Week Eight: Start Time, Live Stream, TV Info and Morehttp://musketfire.com/2014/10/26/new-england-patriots-vs-chicago-bears-week-eight-start-time-live-stream-tv-info/
Week eight is finally here. The New England Patriots have been on a mini-bye week after they escaped with a win last week on Thursday night football, so hopefully they come out rested, and ready to go against Chicago. Date: Sunday, October 26th KickoffTime: 1:00 PM ET TV Channel: FOX ...2014-10-26 07:38:0910/24: Chowder and Champions- New England Patriots: Keys to Slowing the Bears Offensive Attackhttp://chowderandchampions.com/2014/10/24/new-england-patriots-keys-stopping-bears-offensive-attack/
While Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler is prone to making a mistake or two throughout the course of a ballgame, the New England Patriots can&#039;t bank on that this Sunday afternoon. Cutler has a bevy of offensive weapons at his disposal. The Patriots will have to be conscience of where each on2014-10-24 14:38:0810/22: Musket Fire- New England Patriots: Moving Forward Without DE Chandler Joneshttp://musketfire.com/2014/10/22/new-england-patriots-moving-forward-without-de-chandler-jones/
If you haven&#039;t heard by now, Chandler Jones, the New England Patriots&#039; best edge rusher, will be out for the next month due to a hip injury he evidently sustained in last week&#039;s game against the Jets. This is awful news for the Pats, as Jones, like linebacker Jerod Mayo, was one of...2014-10-22 08:38:0610/19: Musket Fire- New England Patriots Game Grades: Run Defense Struggles, Receives Failing Gradehttp://musketfire.com/2014/10/19/new-england-patriots-game-grades-run-defense-struggles-receives-failing-grade/
Here are this week&#039;s game grades from their win over the Jets. Passing Offense: B+ All things considered, Tom Brady&#039;s passing attack performed very well on Thursday night, especially when you take into consideration they only had the ball for 19 minutes. Tom Brady completed 20 of his...2014-10-19 08:37:5110/17: NFL Spin Zone- New England Patriots vs. New York Jets Takeawayshttp://nflspinzone.com/2014/10/17/new-england-patriots-vs-new-york-jetstakeaways/
The New England Patriots nearly had a close call last night against the rival New York Jets, but, like the Houston Texans last week, the Jets were unable to complete a comeback in their bid to upset their favored rivals. Without Stevan Ridley, Shane Vereen was asked to shoulder the load, but he wasn2014-10-17 12:39:3110/17: Musket Fire- New England Patriots: Four Takeaways From 27-25 Win Over The New York Jetshttp://musketfire.com/2014/10/17/new-england-patriots-four-takeaways-27-25-win-new-york-jets/
The New England Patriots just beat two divisional opponents in a span of four days. We&#039;ll take it. You can complain all you want about how bad the Pats&#039; run defense looked yesterday, or how the offense failed to close the door on the Jets, but the bottom line is New England is 5-2, a...2014-10-17 08:37:4910/16: Musket Fire- New England Patriots' Inactives: Dont'a Hightower, Brandon Browner In, Aaron Dobson Outhttp://musketfire.com/2014/10/16/new-england-patriots-inactives-donta-hightower-brandon-browner-aaron-dobson/
The New England Patriots have announced their inactives for tonight&#039;s matchup, and as is the norm for the Pats, there is one big surprise. Aaron Dobson, the second year wideout, is inactive, as it appears Brian Tyms has leapfrogged over him on the depth chart. Tyms caught an impressive 43-yard 2014-10-16 19:37:5310/16: Musket Fire- New England Patriots' Three Keys To Victory Versus New York Jetshttp://musketfire.com/2014/10/16/new-england-patriots-three-keys-victory-versus-new-york-jets/
It&#039;s game day. To me, it&#039;s still a bit weird waking up on a Thursday and getting to watch the New England Patriots, but hey, it&#039;s football during the week. I&#039;m not complaining. And on top of that, the Pats will be facing off with the Jets, in what is my second favorite game...2014-10-16 08:37:4410/15: Chowder and Champions- Week 7 Injury Report: New York Jets at New England Patriotshttp://chowderandchampions.com/2014/10/15/week-7-injury-report-new-york-jets-vs-new-england-patriots/
The New England Patriots will obviously be without starting running back Stevan Ridley and linebacker Jerod Mayo on Thursday night when they host the New York Jets in a primetime matchup. Both Mayo and Ridley sustained season-ending knee injuries this past Sunday. Their offensive line is a bit bange2014-10-15 22:39:4910/15: The Jet Press- New York Jets vs. New England Patriots: Keys to Victoryhttp://thejetpress.com/?p=32769
It&#039;s rivalry week, New York Jets fans. Time for the first of two meetings with our good buddies from up to our Northeast, the New England Patriots. Geno Smith, Chris Ivory, and the rest of our beleagured New York Jets head up to Foxboro to take on Tom Brady and the rest of his New England Patri2014-10-15 00:37:4910/14: Musket Fire- How Should The New England Patriots Replace Jerod Mayo And Stevan Ridley?http://musketfire.com/2014/10/14/new-england-patriots-replace-jerod-mayo-stevan-ridley/
If you haven&#039;t heard by now, the New England Patriots will be without Jerod Mayo and Stevan Ridley for the remainder of the 2014 season. They each suffered serious knee injuries in Sunday&#039;s game, and they will be placed on the IR shortly. But the Patriots cannot dwell on their unfortuna...2014-10-14 08:38:3910/13: Chowder and Champions- Report: Several Linebackers Tryout for Patriotshttp://chowderandchampions.com/2014/10/13/report-several-linebackers-tryout-patriots/
The New England Patriots were hit withdevastating news after defensive captain and starting middle linebacker, Jerod Mayo, went down with a season-ending leg injury during the team&#039;s win over the Buffalo Bills on Sunday. According to numerous reports, Bill Belichick and his staff worked out fiv2014-10-13 21:38:0810/13: Musket Fire- New England Patriots: Four Takeaways From Win Over Buffalo Billshttp://musketfire.com/2014/10/13/new-england-patriots-four-takeaways-win-buffalo-bills/
The New England Patriots put together arguably their best win of the season yesterday, beating the Buffalo Bills by a score of 37-22. The Patriots were faced with a ton of adversity in this game, as they lost a few key players to injury, and at times looked like they would completely collapse. Li...2014-10-13 08:38:2710/12: Musket Fire- Patriots vs. Bills Final Score: Pats Show Resolve, Come Out Victorioushttp://musketfire.com/2014/10/12/patriots-vs-bills-final-score-pats-show-resolve-come-victorious/
Resiliency. That is what the Patriots showed today, as they went into a hostile environment, got hit with a few big injuries, and still came out with the win. New England got on the scoreboard first, as Tom Brady hit tight end Tim Wright for a one-yard score in the second quarter. However Buff...2014-10-12 17:37:5210/12: Musket Fire- New England Patriots Rule Bryan Stork, Brandon Browner, and Dominique Easley Out Against Billshttp://musketfire.com/2014/10/12/new-england-patriots-rule-bryan-stork-brandon-browner-dominique-easley-bills/
The New England Patriots have ruled out center Bryan Stork, cornerback Brandon Browner, and defensive tackle Dominique Easley for today&#039;s game. Losing Stork for this oneis big, as Buffalo has one of the best defensive fronts in football, and Stork had been playing very well for a Patriots&#039;2014-10-12 07:38:1110/11: Chowder and Champions- Week 6 Injury Report: New England Patriots vs. Buffalo Billshttp://chowderandchampions.com/2014/10/11/week-6-injury-report-new-england-patriots-vs-buffalo-bills/
The New England Patriots have several key players listed on their Week 6 injury report for Sunday&#039;s game against the Buffalo Bills. Quarterback Tom Brady, linebacker Dont&#039;a Hightower and improving center Bryan Stork, are just a few who find themselves entering Sunday with a bit of uncertai2014-10-11 16:37:2610/11: BuffaLowDown- Three Keys: Buffalo Bills vs. New England Patriotshttp://buffalowdown.com/2014/10/10/three-keys-buffalo-bills-vs-new-england-patriots/
Ahead of this weekend&#8217;s critical AFC East matchup at the Ralph between the Buffalo Bills and the New England Patriots, here are three things to look at that will determine the outcome of the game: 1) Bills D-Line vs. New England&#8217;s O-Line: Tom Brady is ninth in the league for being...2014-10-11 01:37:4610/7: Musket Fire- New England Patriots Game Grades: Good Marks All Aroundhttp://musketfire.com/2014/10/07/new-england-patriots-game-grades-good-marks-around/
Man, it feels so much better grading this week&#039;s game versus last week&#039;s abomination. The New England Patriots came out inspired, angry, and ready to kick some butt against the Bengals, and they proved that they are not even close to done. And this week&#039;s game grades reflect the...2014-10-07 08:38:0310/6: Musket Fire- New England Patriots: Five Takeaways From 43-17 Win Over Cincinnati Bengalshttp://musketfire.com/2014/10/06/new-england-patriots-five-takeaways-43-17-win-cincinnati-bengals/
The New England Patriots bounced back in a big way last night, as they went from being blown out by 27 points last week, to beating down the NFL&#039;s last unbeaten team by 26 points. Not bad. Tom Brady answered his critics by putting together a game that resembled the 2011-12 Patriots offens...2014-10-06 08:38:0410/4: Chowder and Champions- Cameron Fleming, Nate Ebner Out This Week For Patriotshttp://chowderandchampions.com/2014/10/04/cameron-fleming-nate-ebner-week-patriots/
The Patriots will be a bit shorthanded against the Cincinnati Bengals this week as Cameron Fleming and Nate Ebner have already been ruled out for tomorrow night. Fleming started last week&#039;s game against the Kansas City Chiefs at guard and finished the contest with an injured finger. With Fle...2014-10-04 16:37:379/26: SOX &amp; Dawgs- In The Red Zone: New England Patriots at Kansas City Chiefs Preview Week 4http://soxanddawgs.com/nfl/patriots/new-england-patriots-kansas-city-chiefs-2014-week-4-preview.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=new-england-patriots-kansas-city-chiefs-2014-week-4-preview
The New England Patriots visit the Kansas City Chiefs at Arrowhead Stadium on Monday at 8:30 p.m. [...]2014-09-26 12:37:389/26: KC Kingdom- KC Chiefs vs New England Patriots: Getting To Know The Enemyhttp://kckingdom.com/2014/09/26/kc-chiefs-vs-new-england-patriots-getting-know-enemy/
The KC Chiefs are coming off their first win of the season and return home this Monday to take on the New England Patriots in prime time. Arrowhead will be electric as the Guiness Book of World Records will be on hand to record Chiefs&#039; fans second attempt at the world decibel record. Arrowhe...2014-09-26 09:37:499/23: Musket Fire- New England Patriots Game Grades: Ugly Marks For Offensehttp://musketfire.com/2014/09/23/new-england-patriots-game-grades-ugly-marks-offense/
The New England Patriots won on Sunday, but it was one of the worst wins in the last few years. The Pats&#039; defense played well, but Tom Brady&#039;s offense was as ugly as it gets, and they suffered in this week&#039;s game grades. Passing Offense: D- The offensive line was bad, the receiv...2014-09-23 08:38:059/22: Musket Fire- New England Patriots: Four Takeaways From 16-9 Win Over Oakland Raidershttp://musketfire.com/2014/09/22/new-england-patriots-four-takeaways-16-9-win-oakland-raiders/
This has been uttered a million times by New England Patriots fans across the country over the last 24 hours, but let&#039;s all say it together one last time: A win, is a win. It doesn&#039;t matter if the offense looked awful, or if it took a Vince Wilfork interception to win against the low...2014-09-22 08:38:029/17: Chowder and Champions- Chandler Jones Named AFC Defensive Player of the Weekhttp://chowderandchampions.com/2014/09/17/chandler-jones-named-afc-defensive-player-week/
New England Patriots defensive end Chandler Jones was named the AFC Defensive Player of the Week Wednesday. Jones receives the honors after his dominant performance against the Minnesota Vikings this past Sunday in the Patriots 30-7 blowout win. It was remarkable team effort on the defensive side of2014-09-17 16:37:419/16: Musket Fire- New England Patriots Game Grades: Defense Leads The Wayhttp://musketfire.com/2014/09/16/new-england-patriots-game-grades-defense-leads-way/
The New England Patriots got their first win of the year this past weekend, dominating the Minnesota Vikings, 30-7. It wasn&#039;t a perfect performance for New England, but they did what was needed to get a victory, which is just fine in my eyes. Here are my game grades for Sunday&#039;s contest: .2014-09-16 08:38:039/15: Chowder and Champions- Defense Dominates as Patriots Trounce Vikingshttp://chowderandchampions.com/2014/09/15/defense-dominates-patriots-trounce-vikings/
Following a lackluster opening-day performance, the New England Patriots defense made a statement Sunday, sparking a 30-7 beat-down of the Minnesota Vikings. All things seemed to be clicking for Bill Belichick&#039;s defensive unit. Vikings quarterback Matt Cassell was downright overwhelmed as thede2014-09-15 16:37:489/15: Pro Sports Extra- New England Patriots vs. Minnesota Vikings Recaphttp://prosportsextra.com/2014/09/15/new-england-patriots-vs-minnesota-vikings-recap/
&#160; This Sunday at 1:00 PM, the Patriots came into Minnesota to take on the 1-0 Vikings. The Patriots fell to the Dolphins last week by a score of 33-20. The Vikings on the other hand, destroyed the St. Louis Rams 34-6. The Patriots came into Minnesota and showed that they were not the same [&#822014-09-15 01:39:129/13: Chowder and Champions- Chandler Jones, Dont'a Hightower Fined for Illegal Hitshttp://chowderandchampions.com/2014/09/13/chandler-jones-donta-hightower-fined-illegal-hits/
New England Patriots defensive end Chandler Jones and linebacker Dont&#039;a Hightower were both slapped with fines Friday. The NFL fined the duo $16, 537 for their illegal hits on Miami Dolphins quarterback Ryan Tannehill this past Sunday in their season-opening defeat. Hightower&#039;s penalty wa.2014-09-13 02:37:299/13: Chowder and Champions- Five Patriots in Need of a Bounce-Back Performance Against Vikingshttp://chowderandchampions.com/2014/09/13/five-patriots-need-bounce-back-performance-vikings/
The New England Patriots had an array of things go wrong for them last Sunday in Miami. Many of the regulars turned in sub-par efforts and the 33-20 final scorewas indicative of just that. A new weekend brings a new opponent and a chance to make good on everything that previously failed them. It wo.2014-09-13 01:37:229/10: Chowder and Champions- Patriots' Dont'a Hightower: Defensive Struggles Due to "Trying to Overcompensate"http://chowderandchampions.com/2014/09/10/patriots-donta-hightower-defensive-struggles-due-trying-overcompensate/
For Patriots fans watching Sunday&#8217;s showdown with the perenially underachieving Miami Dolphins, watching Knowshon Moreno manhandle New England&#8217;s run defense (a year after doing the exact same thing in a Denver Broncos jersey) was pure agony. If you had Knowshon Moreno on your fantasy tea2014-09-10 21:37:229/9: Musket Fire- New England Patriots Week One Grades: Passing Offense Squeaks Out A Passing Markhttp://musketfire.com/2014/09/09/new-england-patriots-week-one-grades-passing-offense-squeaks-d/
Throughout the regular season, I will be handing out grades to the New England Patriots following their previous contest.Unfortunately, this week themarks are pretty bad all around. Passing Offense: D If it weren&#039;t for a good first half, this group would have received an F-minus, because ...2014-09-09 08:38:049/8: Musket Fire- New England Patriots: Five Additional Thoughts From 33-20 Loss To The Miami Dolphinshttp://musketfire.com/2014/09/08/new-england-patriots-five-additional-thoughts-33-20-loss-miami-dolphins/
The New England Patriots suffered a pretty bad 33-20 loss to the Dolphins yesterday, opening up the season 0-1 for the first time since 2003. I posted an initial piece with my five biggest takeaways immediately after the game ended, but as always, you can never have enough analysis on the Patriots. 2014-09-08 08:39:199/7: FootballPerspective.com- 2014 NFL Standings Prediction: Confidence Editionhttp://www.footballperspective.com/2014-nfl-standings-prediction-confidence-edition/
Here are my NFL projected standings for 2014, but with a twist: I&#8217;m ranking the teams from most confident to least confident in their final records. In other words, these are rankings with implied variances, too. If you think this is just a way for me to have built-in excuses for missing on te2014-09-07 00:36:259/4: Chowder and Champions- Danny Aiken, Chris White Return to New England Patriotshttp://chowderandchampions.com/2014/09/04/danny-aiken-chris-white-return-new-england-patriots/
The New England Patriots confirmed the signings of linebacker Chris White and long snapper Danny Aiken on Thursday. Both players were released following the roster crunch this past weekend. Both players are familiar with the Patriot way. The decision to bring the two back into the fold was expected.2014-09-04 14:37:338/31: Chowder and Champions- Patriots Claim Pair of Defensive Tackles, Cut Chris Whitehttp://chowderandchampions.com/2014/08/31/patriots-cut-chris-white-sign-pair-defensive-tackles/
The New England Patriots claimed a pair of rookie defensive tackles off of waivers Sunday. They added ex-Cardinal Bruce Gaston and ex-Giant Kelcy Quarles. Linebacker Chris White was cut to free up space on the roster. The moves were announced in addition to the Ryan Mallett trade. Gaston, 22, pla...2014-08-31 20:37:348/30: Chowder and Champions- Josh Boyce, Steve Beauharnais Among 18 Released by Patriotshttp://chowderandchampions.com/2014/08/30/josh-boyce-steve-beauharnais-among-18-released-patriots/
The Patriots began the arduous process of trimming their roster from 75 players down to 53 Saturday afternoon. Wide receiver Josh Boyce and linebacker Steve Beauharnais were two of the morenoteworthy cuts among the 18 announced subtractions. Coach Bill Belichick must officially submit his final rost2014-08-30 15:37:398/22: Musket Fire- Patriots vs. Panthers Final Score: Pats Dominate, Win 30-7http://musketfire.com/2014/08/22/patriots-vs-panthers-final-score-pats-dominate-win-30-7/
In their third, and most important preseason game of the year, the Patriots put on a show, dominating the Carolina Panthers by a score of 30-7. The starters played into the third quarter, and while the backups didn&#039;t play as well as the top guys did, they continued to beat up the Panthers. T...2014-08-22 22:38:188/15: Chowder and Champions- Preview: Patriots Host Eagles in Second Preseason Gamehttp://chowderandchampions.com/2014/08/15/preview-patriots-host-eagles-second-preseason-game/
Preseason Week 2: Philadelphia Eagles vs. New England Patriots Location: Gillette Stadium, Foxboro, Mass. Time: 7:30 p.m. TV/Radio: WBZ-TV/98.5 The Sports Hub Football will be played at Gillette Stadium Friday night for the first time since last year&#039;s AFC Divisional Playoff round. Th...2014-08-15 00:37:498/14: The Sports Quotient- 2014 NFL Season Predictions: Playoffshttp://thesportsquotient.com/nfl/2014/8/14/2014-nfl-season-predictions-playoffs
For those of you who&nbsp;have been following these projections for the upcoming&nbsp;NFL season, you are aware that this final edition of the series is where the fun really begins. Based on&nbsp;my forecasts from the NFC and AFC in&nbsp;previous&nbsp;weeks, I will be seeding my&nbsp;six playoff tea2014-08-14 13:40:398/7: Musket Fire- New England Patriots vs. Washington Redskins: Final Areas To Keep An Eye Onhttp://musketfire.com/2014/08/07/new-england-patriots-vs-washington-redskins-final-things-watch/
As the New England Patriots get set to take on the Washington Redskins tonight, Iwant to give a few final thoughts on what to watch for in their preseason opener. I have already discussed the five players I will be watching yesterday, which can be read here. (It should be noted that my final choice,2014-08-07 08:38:157/21: BuffaLowDown- FanSided All Division Team Tournamnethttp://buffalowdown.com/2014/07/21/fansided-division-team-tournamnet/
You worked with us and waited patiently for this. You helped decide who the receivers should be on the AFC East All Division Team. Now we need you to vote to keep the AFC East in it. The AFC East is going up against the AFC West to start. The poll will be open until Tuesday and the winning team w...2014-07-21 09:38:237/16: The Jet Press- The Fansided All AFC-East Defensive Front Seven Is Revealedhttp://thejetpress.com/2014/07/16/fansided-afc-east-defensive-front-seven-revealed/
We are moving along with our Fansided all AFC-East team. For anyone that hasn&#039;t been following, the editors of the Fansided sites related to AFC East teams are coming together and elect an all-star team from our division. Once selected, the team will be pitted against all-star teams from the ot2014-07-16 18:38:057/16: The Jet Press- Comparing the New York Jets and the New England Patriots: Defensehttp://thejetpress.com/2014/07/16/comparing-new-york-jets-new-england-patriots-defense/
As we were discussing yesterday, in order for the Jets to get where we want them to go, they have to win the AFC East. Three road playoff games are not impossible to win, but it certainly is more difficult to do it that way. So winning the division is essential. So, to do that, the Jets must ...2014-07-16 12:38:177/16: Musket Fire- New England Patriots Positional Preview: Linebackershttp://musketfire.com/2014/07/16/new-england-patriots-positional-preview-linebackers/
In the time leading up to the beginning of training camp, we will be bringing you previews for each New England Patriotspositional group.Up next is thelinebackers. Linebackers: (13) James Anderson, Steve Beauharnais, Jamie Collins, Ja&#039;Gared Davis, Darius Fleming, Cameron Gordon, Dont...2014-07-16 08:38:076/30: Musket Fire- 2014 Bold Predictions: Patriots Will Have A Top Five Offense, And Top Five Defensehttp://musketfire.com/2014/06/30/2014-bold-predictions/
This is an incredibly boring time on the NFL calender, as minicamp has just come to a conclusion, but we are still a few weeks away from training camp starting up. To pass the time, it is always fun to dream up wild ideas for the upcoming season, none more entertainingthan making a few bold predi...2014-06-30 08:38:276/20: Chowder and Champions- Inside New England Patriots Depth Chart: Linebacker http://chowderandchampions.com/2014/06/20/inside-new-england-patriots-depth-chart-linebacker/
This was a position that was hit with the injury bug big time, as the leader of the second level to the defense, Jerod Mayo ended up tearing his pectoral muscle in the Patriots 30-27 win over the New Orleans Saints week 6. On top of the Mayo injury, Brandon Spikes was fine to play in the season fina2014-06-20 09:37:506/18: NFL Spin Zone- Minicamp Morning: E.J. Manuel inconsistent, Paul Richardson and Robert Alford shine, morehttp://nflspinzone.com/2014/06/18/minicamp-morning-ej-manuel-still-inconsistent-paul-richardson-robert-alford-shine/
There are plenty of interesting nuggets around the league that beat writers are passing along, and our &#34;Minicamp Morning&#34; series helps bring some of those notes into one place with quick thoughts on what each note means. 1. Desmond Trufant quickly established himself as one of the leagu...2014-06-18 08:37:555/26: Musket Fire- New England Patriots: The Linebackers Are A Strength...To An Extenthttp://musketfire.com/2014/05/26/new-england-patriots-linebackers-strength-extent/
One of the biggest weaknesses of the 2013 New England Patriots roster was the group of linebackers. A big reason for this was the injury sustained by Jerod Mayo last year. However what was a weakness last season, should be a major strength in 2014. For starters, Mayo will be back, and hopefully, ...2014-05-26 08:37:385/8: FootballPerspective.com- Colleges with the Best Drafts In Each Yearhttp://www.footballperspective.com/colleges-with-the-best-drafts-in-each-year/
Thanks to the Football Perspective Draft Value Chart, we know the value of each pick in the draft. If we assign the draft value associated with each pick to the college of that player, then we can determine which school produced the most draft value in any given year.Â For example, this year, Texas2014-05-08 00:35:484/19: Musket Fire- The Patriot Way-New England Patriots News 4/19http://musketfire.com/2014/04/19/patriot-way-new-england-patriots-news-419/
Hello, and welcome to another edition of &#039;The Patriot Way&#039;, your number one source to Pats news and analysis from around the web. NFL.com&#039;s Bucky Brooks went back and analyzed the 2012 draft, and re-drafted the players as of right now. He had Pats defensive end Chandler Jones moved...2014-04-19 08:37:264/18: FootballPerspective.com- Which College Conferences Dominate the NFL Draft?http://www.footballperspective.com/which-college-conferences-dominate-the-nfl-draft/
On Sunday, I used my draft value chart to determine how NFL teams valued various positions. Today, I&#8217;ll use the same method to see which schools and conferences dominate the NFL Draft. You are not going to be surprised to discover that USC Trojans have dominated the draft over the last ten yea2014-04-18 00:35:482/15: Musket Fire- New England Patriots Free Agent Profile: Dane Fletcherhttp://musketfire.com/2014/02/15/new-england-patriots-free-agent-profile-dane-fletcher/
The New England Patriots' are set up to have a **** good group of linebackers for the next couple of seasons. 2014-02-15 18:37:052/14: NFL Spin Zone- New England Patriots Friday Fades: Tom Brady WPA, Jamie Collinshttp://nflspinzone.com/2014/02/14/new-england-patriots-friday-fades-tom-brady-wpa-jamie-collins/
Our "Friday Fades" feature is back, and this week's edition takes a look at five topics relating to the New England Patriots, including a look at ...2014-02-14 16:38:041/29: FootballPerspective.com- 2013 AV-Adjusted Team Agehttp://www.footballperspective.com/2013-av-adjusted-team-age/
In each of the last two years, I&#8217;ve presented the AV-adjusted age of each roster in the NFL. Measuring team age in the NFL is tricky. You don&#8217;t want to calculate the average age of a 53-man roster and call that the &#8220;team age&#8221; because the age of a teamâs starters is much mor2014-01-29 23:36:451/14: SOX &amp; Dawgs- In the Red Zone - January 14http://www.soxanddawgs.com/nfl/patriots/in-the-red-zone-patriots-1-14-14.html
In 2004, the New England Patriots went out and got a running back in a trade.&nbsp; They gave up a second round pick to the Cincinnati Bengals for Corey Dillon the Bengals franchise leader in rushing yards.&nbsp; In three seasons in Foxboro, Dillon rushed for over 3,100 yards and had 39 TD&r2014-01-14 06:36:521/6: We Talk Fantasy Sports- Indianapolis Colts @ New England Patriots - Divisional Round Simulationhttp://www.wetalkfantasysports.com/2014/01/NFL-Colts-Patriots-Playoff-SImulation.html
Using the most up to date Madden 25 rosters, I will simulate each game of the NFL playoffs in hopes to get a realistic preview of what could happen this NFL playoffs.Check out the New Orleans Saints @ Seattle Seahawks Simulation!var cookie_booroo=396277, surveyid=396277, random_booroo=0, enddate_boo2014-01-06 18:36:5212/29: SOX &amp; Dawgs- In The Red Zone â€“ December 17http://www.soxanddawgs.bloguinsports.com/nfl/patriots/in-the-red-zone-patriots-12-17-13.html
The good coaches and players will tell you that you can not leave points on the field, regardless of the opponent you are facing.&nbsp; It&rsquo;s a fact.&nbsp; Sometime at some point those lost opportunities over the course of a game will probably hurt you or at least haunt you.
The Pat2013-12-29 11:37:1312/22: SOX &amp; Dawgs- In The Red Zone â€“ December 17http://www.bloguinsports.com/soxanddawgs2/nfl/patriots/in-the-red-zone-patriots-12-17-13.html
The good coaches and players will tell you that you can not leave points on the field, regardless of the opponent you are facing.&nbsp; It&rsquo;s a fact.&nbsp; Sometime at some point those lost opportunities over the course of a game will probably hurt you or at least haunt you.
The Pat2013-12-22 05:37:0212/17: SOX &amp; Dawgs- In The Red Zone â€“ December 17http://www.soxanddawgs.com/nfl/patriots/in-the-red-zone-patriots-12-17-13.html
The good coaches and players will tell you that you can not leave points on the field, regardless of the opponent you are facing.&nbsp; It&rsquo;s a fact.&nbsp; Sometime at some point those lost opportunities over the course of a game will probably hurt you or at least haunt you.
The Pat2013-12-17 10:37:199/8: Musket Fire- New England Patriots at Buffalo Bills 4 Matchups to Watchhttp://musketfire.com/2013/09/08/new-england-patriots-buffalo-bills-4-matchups-watch/
The New England Patriots and Buffalo Bills will be squaring off at 1 p.m. ET today, so let&#8217;s take a look at five matchups to watch this morning as we draw closer to gameday. 1. LT Nate Solder vs. DE Mario Williams I&#8217;m not exactly sure how often Mario Williams will line up against Nate [&2013-09-08 10:36:069/7: Musket Fire- New England Patriots 3 Keys on Defense Week 1http://musketfire.com/2013/09/07/new-england-patriots-3-keys-defense-week-1/
The New England Patriots have to face off against a couple of big playmakers on the Buffalo Bills, but they should be able to take care of business defensively with a rookie quarterback at the helm. C.J. Spiller and Stevie Johnson are the two players to watch for the closest on the Bills offense, bu2013-09-07 14:35:268/30: Musket Fire- Patriots cut Mike Rivera, two othershttp://musketfire.com/2013/08/30/patriots-cut-mike-rivera-two-others/
The New England Patriots made ten announced cuts today, with cornerback Stephon Morris being an unannounced but reported cut. The Patriots biggest cuts today were Jake Ballard, Daniel Fells, and Marcus Benard, with the next closest cut in terms of magnitude being backup linebacker and special teamer2013-08-30 15:35:398/19: Musket Fire- New England Patriots release threehttp://musketfire.com/2013/08/19/new-england-patriots-release-three/
The New England Patriots decided to clean up some camp body space today by releasing three players in offensive lineman R.J. Mattes, Rutgers product Scott Vallone, and depth linebacker A.J. Edds. All of these three were camp bodies and longshots to make the roster (or, in the cases of Vallone and Ma2013-08-19 14:35:288/18: Musket Fire- New England Patriots Preseason Week 2 Five in Reviewhttp://musketfire.com/2013/08/18/new-england-patriots-preseason-week-2-five-in-review/
The New England Patriots mostly showed positives in their 25-21 victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Friday, but you always have to take a look at the good with the bad. This week&#8217;s five in review will take a look at three players who impressed on Friday and two others who didn&#8217;t hav2013-08-18 14:35:205/24: KC Kingdom- Kansas City Chiefs 2013 NFL Draft Review: The Importance of Nico Johnsonhttp://kckingdom.com/2013/05/24/kansas-city-chiefs-2013-nfl-draft-review-the-importance-of-nico-johnson/
When new General Manager, John Dorsey, was hired this off season fans right away wanted to know what his draft philosophy was all about. As you could almost expect, Dorsey came in saying he believes in the &#8220;best player available&#8221; approach.Â While he stayed true to his philosophy with hi2013-05-24 14:36:014/27: KC Kingdom- Kansas City Chiefs Finally Get a 3-4 ILB in the 2013 NFL Draft: Nico Johnsonhttp://kckingdom.com/2013/04/27/kansas-city-chiefs-finally-get-a-3-4-ilb-in-the-2013-nfl-draft-nico-johnson/
Coming into the 2013 NFL Draft, the Kansas City Chiefs had an obvious need at inside line backer. The Chiefs needed to get another thumper to make Derrick Johnson a pro bowler again this year. In this round, Nico Johnson was the best value pick to try and fill that role. At 6&#8217;2 248, he [...]Ka2013-04-27 14:36:043/31: EDSFootball- 2013 NFL Draft Poll: How Many First-Rounders for Alabama?http://eatdrinkandsleepfootball.com/blog/2013/03/2013_nfl_draft_poll_how_many_firstrounders_for_alabama.html
From 2001 to 2008, the Alabama Crimson Tide had a drought of first-round draft picks.
Over the past four seasons, however, the Crimson Tide have a total of 11 first-round picks and have had four first-rounders in each of the past two seasons.
'Bama First-rounders in 2013?
2013-03-31 13:36:3110/21: FootballPerspective.com- Week 8 SRS Ratings: The Crimson Tide death star marches onhttp://www.footballperspective.com/week-8-srs-ratings-the-crimson-tide-death-star-marches-on/
I didn&#8217;t think this was possible. In 2009, Alabama had an incredible defense, ranking 1st or 2nd in points allowed, yards allowed, first downs allowed, completion percentage allowed and rushing yards allowed en route to a 14-0 season and a national title. In the 2010 draft, Rolando McClain and2012-10-21 03:36:209/21: Tyler's Think Tank- Patriots Topple Titanshttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TylersThinkTank/~3/tUSTrSLh3IE/patriots-topple-titans.html
The boys are back in town
I must say, it's great to have a winning team to root for again in Boston. &nbsp;Time to put this miserable summer of baseball behind us and focus on football!
Yesterday afternoon the New England Patriots kicked off their 2012 season by topping the Tennessee Titans2012-09-21 10:42:47